Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has ordered aviation agencies to investigate the incident involving Air Peace and Adams Oshiomhole, the Senator representing Edo North.
In a post on X on Friday, Keyamo directed the agencies to collect all pertinent evidence and report their findings to his office.
“In the wake of the incident at the Lagos Airport last Wednesday involving Air Peace Airline and His Excellency, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, I have been in direct contact with both parties since that morning,” Keyamo said.
“Whilst appealing to both sides to halt the public accusations and counter-accusations, I am further directing the relevant aviation agencies to thoroughly look into the issue, collect all available evidence and revert to my office so we can deal with the issue in such a way as to guide future conducts in similar situations.” He added.
Air Peace accused Oshiomhole of disrupting its operations after he missed a scheduled flight. In two videos shared on X, the senator was seen speaking with an airport official and sitting in front of a gate at the Zulu Hall of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal One.
In response to the allegations, Oshiomhole claimed that he did not cause any disruption but instead took a stand against what he described as the airline’s extortion and arbitrary policy changes.
The lawmaker claimed that the airline demanded extra payment from passengers who had checked in online before they could board.
However, in a counter-statement, Air Peace labelled the accusation as “deliberate falsehood,” stating that no passenger was asked to pay extra money after check-in had closed.
The minister, however, encouraged aviation agencies to refrain from hasty conclusions, emphasising the significance of following the established legal principle of considering all viewpoints before making a decision.
