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The Federal Government on Sunday said the search on the aircraft of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, at the Abuja airport was a routine exercise that applied to all international arrivals.

The Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.

Sirika said while it was true that the Task Force on Currency at the airport did the routine action of checking the former Vice President’s travel bag, he was accorded full respect as a senior citizen.

He described the checks as mandatory, conventional, internationally applied and routine, adding that no one is excused from them under the nation’s laws.

While urging law-abiding citizens to respect the laws of the country, Sirika advised prominent Nigerians not to seek to be treated over and above the citizens they wish to serve.

The minister claimed that the public outcry that followed the routine exercise was a mischievous attempt to grab headlines.

The statement read, “This is a mischievous attempt to grab the headlines. Nigerians need to know that one of the resolutions of the Atiku team at their recently-concluded, opulently-held Dubai retreat was to embark on scaremongering. This is one of such.

“For the records, all incoming engers on international flights go through customs, immigration, health and security screening.

“Where the aircraft is using the private, charter wing, as the PDP candidate did, such arrivals are met by a team of the immigration, customs and other security agencies. They go to the arriving aircraft as a team.

“The airport authorities confirm that this is a routine process, applying to all international arrivals, including the minister unless the enger is the President of Nigeria. The President, the Vice President and engers aboard planes on the Presidential air fleet use the Presidential wing of the airport.

“It is also important to state that even in the Presidential Wing of the airport the President of Nigeria uses, there is the presence of immigration and other security officials who must stamp his or her port on arrival.

“By standard procedure, all aircraft on international arrivals must first of all park at the international wing of the aircraft. They can move to the domestic terminal only upon the completion of the arrival processes.

“While it is true that the Task Force on Currency at the airport did the routine action of checking the former Vice President’s travel bag, he was accorded full respect as a senior citizen.

“These checks are mandatory, conventional, internationally applied and routine. No one is excused from them under our laws. These checks are carried out on all international arrivals and President Buhari does not get involved in them.

“Law-abiding citizens are encouraged to respect the laws of the country and our VIPs should not seek to be treated over and above the citizens they wish to serve.”

SOURCE - http://www.nigerianeye.com/2018/11/search-of-atikus-luggage-aircraft.html

So Atiku started using Private jets today? Guess the one he donated for Buhari campaign in 2015 was being searched like this whenever it leaves and arrives Nigeria then?

Even the APC knows they are doing this disgraceful damage control simply because they are totally clueless on how to answer the Atiku question as they never envisaged it coming.

I guess Oshiomole, Tinubu, Gov.Ganduje etc have all been using private jets but no one care about searching them.Bunch of retards.

Atiku was just trying to draw unnecessary sympathies from people who could easily be fooled by his political propaganda.

Let Atiku back it with video clip. Let's see how the search was aimed at intimidating him.

Why now And when last you check tinubu and others

Thank you very much!

ManirBK:
Atiku was just trying to draw unnecessary sympathies from people who could easily be fooled by his political propaganda.

Is this the first time Atiku is coming into the Country?? He has not been searched all these while until now!!

U guys should keep throwing your Penalty to corner!!

Searching whoever comes into the Country is supposed to be a Normal thing!!

And Bagges scale thru Machines, usually not done manually or by police Army and all dt!

RED Desperation!!!

Everybody's lugage is serached at international airports, especially non-political heads without immunity

habiham:
Why now And when last you check tinubu and others

I'm not in of anyone but why now...

Search ko
Search ni
Jobless ppl

what's up with all these atiku uncessary topics


abi beta news no dae ne

Pls, Nairalanders follow me (cheks7114) on Instagram and I will follow back. I need this to seal a job

The Atiku team is just making this search very political looking for publc sympathy. if not for 2019, will he be making this outcry?

bedspread:
Is this the first time Atiku is coming into the Country?? He has not been searched all these while until now!!

U guys should keep throwing your Penalty to corner!!

useless APC.

Okay

habiham:
Why now And when last you check tinubu and others

This is not your corrupt PDP in power its APC. Every citizen is equal before the Law. Last week APC chairman is under the custody of DSS no one complain but here you are complaining about normal procedure. This is an indication that voting in PDP is bringing back the era of lawlessness in the nation.

One of the advantages of being a self made flying entity......no one gets to know when u fly in nd take off.....EDONIANS know better...

And it was Atiku's first time in Nigeria...so He can't know it's normal.

It’s dangerous for democracy
Of all the aircraft to search it’s was Atiku’s.
Buhari used that same aircraft for campaign and it was never searched.
This is dangerous for democracy

The other time it was DSS at the NASS

cute9ja:
The Federal Government on Sunday said the search on the aircraft of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, at the Abuja airport was a routine exercise that applied to all international arrivals.

The Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.

Sirika said while it was true that the Task Force on Currency at the airport did the routine action of checking the former Vice President’s travel bag, he was accorded full respect as a senior citizen.

He described the checks as mandatory, conventional, internationally applied and routine, adding that no one is excused from them under the nation’s laws.

While urging law-abiding citizens to respect the laws of the country, Sirika advised prominent Nigerians not to seek to be treated over and above the citizens they wish to serve.

The minister claimed that the public outcry that followed the routine exercise was a mischievous attempt to grab headlines.

The statement read, “This is a mischievous attempt to grab the headlines. Nigerians need to know that one of the resolutions of the Atiku team at their recently-concluded, opulently-held Dubai retreat was to embark on scaremongering. This is one of such.

“For the records, all incoming engers on international flights go through customs, immigration, health and security screening.

“Where the aircraft is using the private, charter wing, as the PDP candidate did, such arrivals are met by a team of the immigration, customs and other security agencies. They go to the arriving aircraft as a team.

“The airport authorities confirm that this is a routine process, applying to all international arrivals, including the minister unless the enger is the President of Nigeria. The President, the Vice President and engers aboard planes on the Presidential air fleet use the Presidential wing of the airport.

“It is also important to state that even in the Presidential Wing of the airport the President of Nigeria uses, there is the presence of immigration and other security officials who must stamp his or her port on arrival.

“By standard procedure, all aircraft on international arrivals must first of all park at the international wing of the aircraft. They can move to the domestic terminal only upon the completion of the arrival processes.

“While it is true that the Task Force on Currency at the airport did the routine action of checking the former Vice President’s travel bag, he was accorded full respect as a senior citizen.

“These checks are mandatory, conventional, internationally applied and routine. No one is excused from them under our laws. These checks are carried out on all international arrivals and President Buhari does not get involved in them.

“Law-abiding citizens are encouraged to respect the laws of the country and our VIPs should not seek to be treated over and above the citizens they wish to serve.”

SOURCE - http://www.nigerianeye.com/2018/11/search-of-atikus-luggage-aircraft.html

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ManirBK:
Atiku was just trying to draw unnecessary sympathies from people who could easily be fooled by his political propaganda.

boooohari is a gworo-chewing foooooolani moooooooslim terrorist and his ers are useful idiots.


insha allah, amin.

isn't this the man that said he made 60 million in three years.. Nigerian politics

I have a friend, anytime he comes to my house I search his pockets before he leaves, and anytime he wants to enter my car I search his pockets before he enters and when he wants to get out....


He is my friend, but I no trust am...




If you know what I mean...

isn't this the man that said he made 60 million in three years.. Nigerian politics

lies

Chai, politics.

Is that how you check the jets of other Nigerians, especially in 2015, when Buhari travels in his private jet?

OK he won't take it personal

marvin905:
isn't this the man that said he made 60 million in three years..
Nigerian politics

See what GLO has done to you.

bedspread:
Is this the first time Atiku is coming into the Country?? He has not been searched all these while until now!!

U guys should keep throwing your Penalty to corner!!

how did you know that he hasnt been searched before... simple. because he didnt say................. lol baba so u mean talk say anybody weda vip or not go enter naija through airport and dem no suppose search am?? even in dubai atiku was searched........