Fayose raises alarm, says cows prevented Air Peace aircraft from landing for more than 15 minutes at Akure airport

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- Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has raised an alarm over a misnomer at the Akure airport, Ondo state

- The governor said cows took over the runaway of the airport today, Saturday, February 17

- He made the revelation via his Twitter page

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has raised an alarm over a misnomer he witnessed at the Akure airport, Ondo state today, Saturday, February 17.

The governor said cows took over the runaway of the airport while an Air Peace aircraft from Lagos tried to and.

According to him, the presence of the cows in the runaway prevented the aircraft from touching down for about 15 minutes.

I witnessed cows taking over the Akure airport runway - Fayose

Governor Fayose hailed the pilot of the aircraft for his professionalism in handling the situation. Source: Twitter

His words: “Today, while at the Akure Airport to board Air Peace commercial flight to Lagos, I witnessed cows taking over the Airport runway and preventing Aircraft No. 5NBQQ from landing for more than 15 minutes. Thanks to Captain Inyang for saving the lives of the passengers.”

NAIJ.com could not independently verify the claims of the governor before publishing this article.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigerian and the Nigerian Aviation Civil Authority are also yet to make any official statement on the alleged incident.

Meanwhile, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has raised concerns over the obstructions of roads by herdsmen and their cows in some parts of the country.

The assistant corps marshal, of the FRSC, Nwaka Agnes, said there was need to enlighten herders on how their cattle should cross the roads, noting that there was no reason for anybody to endanger the lives of other road users.

“It (obstruction of traffic by herders and their cows) is worrisome alright but then there is always room for dialogue. There should be more dialogue so that people will really understand that we really need to understand one another’s limit,” she said in an interview with journalists.

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