IG user
@vanladi, last night narrated how he was allegedly manhandled by
security aides attached to Taraba state governor when he challenged the
governor for delaying their flight for six hours. Read his account
below:
"I booked an @overland flight
from Jalingo to Abuja for 1pm today and when we all got to the airport
we were told there was gonna be a 30mins delay which we agreed to. We
waited for 2 hours without any information from the airline or the
airport authorities.
After
2 hours, I and my colleagues got so hungry that we had to look for food
at the closest location to the airport which is the Nysc camp mammy
market all because the airport is at a remote location far away from the
town. All passengers at the airport kept complaining when minutes
became hours and there no sign of us taking off soon.
Finally
at 7pm we were called to board only for us to be delayed in the plane
further,few mins later the Governor of the state walks into the plane
without the courtesy to apologize for keeping us from 1pm to 7pm(6 good
hours).
I
then walk up to him and explain "sir I am a law abiding and tax paying
citizen just like the other people on the plane whom u delayed from 1pm
till now and we were not given the courtesy of an apology from the
airline or from your office.
This
isn't fair to us sir and I just tot I express my griviance" (wetin I
talk bad?). Before I knew it his aides rushed into the plane and started
raining abuses on me and slapping me...dragged me out of the plane that
who gave me the right to talk to "their governor" that he has the right
to keep all of us till tomao if he wants to.
I
just looked with shock....a flight that I paid for with my hard earned
money fah! Well he later called them to order and told them he wanted to
see me. He explained he didn't know he kept us and I replied that his
office knew and it was their job to offer apology and refreshment to us.
Later I found out even the hostess and pilot had to go source for food when hunger started dealing with them.
The painful part is that passengers in
the airport that were complaining and shouting to the airline
operatives while we waited for the flight kept mute and others joined
the aides in berating me for talking to "their Governor".
I
just wonder where this nation is headed when public servants elected by
the people to serve us become mini gods over the same electorate. Was I
wrong with my action?
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