An Arik flight, which took off from Abuja for Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday night, could not land on arriving at its destination due to power failure at the airport.
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The pilot was said to have hovered over the airport for about 30 minutes hoping that power will be restored, but, when it became obvious that he was wrong and the runway was dark, he decided to return to Abuja.
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Vanguard gathered that the man with the keys to the generator house was no- where to be found.
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Responding, FAAN's Head of. Communications, Yakubu Datti, said the airport was not under the agency (FAAN). "The agency has no business with whatever goes on at the Akwa Ibom airport,"Datti said.
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Spokesman for Arik Air, Mr Banji Ola, confirmed the airline flight did make air return to Abuja due to power failure at the Akwa Ibom airport.
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Akwa Ibom State government said, last night, there was "a slight technical problem with the airport's lighting system", but added that it was "rectified shortly afterward".
That is how Nigerian things are so I'm pretty sure Nigerians are so used it now. Power is never stable. Too bad!