APC Govs, Chieftains Storm Jos With 30 Private, Chartered Jets to witness Tinubu campaign flag-off in Jos, plateau State.
Over 20 governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and several other party chieftains arrived at the Jos airport, on Tuesday, with over 30 private and chartered jets to support the presidential campaign inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Alhaji Kashim Shettima.
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Newsonline reports that the data obtained from aviation authorities showed that the Yakubu Gowon Airport recorded over 95 aircraft arrivals and departures of private and commercial planes which conveyed the APC bigwigs, top government officials, and other Very Important Personalities in and out of the Plateau State capital.
It also revealed that about 17 private jets and helicopters arrived at the airport for the august political gathering, and over 15 regional jets and turboprops also touched down in the aerodrome.
Some of the luxury private jets which touched down at the airport are: Canadian-made Bombardier Challenger 601 operated by Air First Hospitality with an American registration number N320MK, Hawker Siddeley HS 125 operated by Trobell with registration number 5N-ALG, and Learjet 45 operated by Max Air with registration number 5N-BLW, The PUNCH obtained from the airport and airspace data.
Others are Challenger 601 operated by West Link with registration number 5N-PDA, United Aviation’s HS125 with registration number 5N-AMM, Gyro Air’s HS125 with registration number 5N-AUB, and Global Aviation’s HS125 with registration number 5NBNM.
The list also includes Triaxell’s Gulfstream IV with registration number 5N-PZE, Nest Oil’s Gulfstream IV with registration number 5N-BYO, and Mounthill Aviation’s Learjet 45 with registration number 5N-BZS, IZY Air’s Challenger 601 with registration number 5N-1ZY, Dornier Aviation’s Beechcraft B190 with registration number 5N-BYW, and Dornier Aviation D328 with registration 5N-BYN
Some of the regional jets that landed in Jos also include Max Air Embraer E135 with registration 5N-BXK, Air Peace Embraer E145, Jet Support Embraer E135, and Aero Tak’s E135 with registration number 5NLRK.
Others are Jet support’s Embraer E145 with registration number 5N-BZT, KS R3 Global’s Embraer E145 with registration number 5N-LOS, Jaz Aviation’s Aviation’s Embraer 135 with registration number 5N-JLA, ValueJet’s Bombardier Challenger CRJ9 and Max Air’s Boeing 737 plane.
Others include Xejet’s Embraer E145 with registration 5N-BZN, Azman Air’s Boeing 737-300 with registration number 5N-AIS, Arik Air’s Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 with registration number 5N-BKW.
President Muhammad Buhari was also at the event. Some of the aircraft in the Presidential Air Fleet are PAF Boeing 737 with registration number 5N-FGT, PAF Nigerian Air Force helicopter with registration number HIPO04
Also on the ground at the airport was PAF helicopter with registration number 5N-FGI, NAF aircraft F900 with registration number NGR961.
Findings show that the airport lacks adequate parking space for the high number of aircraft arriving in the state capital. As such, some of the aircraft were forced to fly to Abuja to park, which is just about 30 minutes flight from Plateau. It made it easier for the pilots of the VIP jets to return to pick up their passengers.
This was after an old and unused aircraft hangar at the airport was used for parking by some of the arriving aircraft.
Nollywood actors storm Jos for Tinubu
Some Nollywood and Kanywood stars, on Tuesday, arrived in Jos, the Plateau capital, to support the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima.
The APC flagged off its presidential campaign in Jos to solicit the support of Nigerians to vote Tinubu and Shettima as President and Vice-President, respectively.
Some of the Nollywood and Kanywood actors spotted were Jide Kosoko, Gentle Jack, Sani Mu’azu Foluke Daramola and Ali Nuhu.
Others were Zack Orji, Said Balogun, Taiwo Hassan, Bimbo Akintola and a host of other actors
Jide Kosoko, in a brief remark, said that they were in Jos to show their solidarity and support to Tinubu, whom he said had the capacity to tackle the country’s challenges.
