Obasanjo Finally OPENS UP on PLANE CRASH
Obasanjo told Premium Times how he narrowly escape death through the Ethiopian Airline flight that almost crashed on Wednesday at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The Boeing 777-300, which belong to the famous Ethiopian Airline had more than 390 people on board, only managed to land on the third attempt in th midst of strong wind and heavy downpour.
The two-time president who was returning from a strategical meeting over the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) which was brought to conclusion on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.
I was on Ethiopian Airline: rain just came down heavily”, Obasanjo told Premium Times.
“The pilot thought he could land and he landed. He touched down, but I think he took a swift decision that he had to take off again.
“So he took off. If he did not, I think he probably would have overrun the runway. He then apologised and said he would try to land again. He tried again, and we landed safely. And we all clapped.
“He touched the ground. Then he took off and apologised and landed again at about 12.30. We spent just about 10 minutes in the air before we landed again.
“While it all happened, I was reading my papers. One man, who was next to me, said, ‘Oga you no worry?’
“I said ‘if I worry, what will I do? If you are on a plane and you have a situation like this, why should you worry?’ I left everything in the hands of God.”
