Musiliu Akinsanya, the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and popularly known as MC Oluomo, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to pardon Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (Kwam 1).
The plea follows an incident where Kwam 1 was placed on a six-month no-fly list for allegedly violating aviation regulations.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) reported that the 68-year-old musician was involved in a dispute while boarding a ValueJet Airlines flight to Lagos.
According to FAAN spokesperson Obiageli Orah, Kwam 1 allegedly brought alcohol onto the plane, a practice prohibited on domestic flights in Nigeria, which led to a confrontation with a flight attendant.
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In response, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo placed the musician on a no-fly list pending further investigation.
On Monday, MC Oluomo posted a statement on his Instagram page, asking for mercy and leniency for Kwam 1 and others involved in the incident.
MC Oluomo’s statement partly read: “To His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I, Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers of Nigeria (NURTW), humbly and fervently appeal to you to exercise mercy and forgiveness towards Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (K1). Like a prodigal son, K1 has acknowledged his mistakes, is sincerely apologetic, and is willing to make amends.
“I respectfully and earnestly request that the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo, SAN, consider tempering justice with mercy by lifting the ban imposed on K1 and the pilot, Oluranti Ogoyi, following the incident at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport’s local wing in Abuja.”
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