Again, an electrical fault paralysed activities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) at about six o’clock this morning. This year alone, several power failures have disrupted activities at Nigeria’s busiest airport.
During a recent blackout that lasted several hours, hundreds of passengers made use of candles and phone light to see. Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Customs, the police and other security agencies at the country’s busiest airport could not perform their duties for some time due to the blackout.
Passengers who were being checked were allowed to pass security checks unchecked as most equipment at the airport function with electricity. The two generators at the airport could not be powered while the incident lasted.
Our correspondent learnt that it took the intervention of some engineers from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to restore power at the airport.
An eye witness told P.M.NEWS that the heat at the airport was unbearable while the darkness persisted as passengers fanned themselves to cool off.
When it was all over, our correspondent learnt, air travellers were relieved as some clapped their hands while foreign travellers stared in amazement.
When P.M.NEWS called FAAN’s General Manager, Mr. Akin Olukunle, to speak about today’s power outage that lasted about 5 minutes, he did not return our call at the time of writing this story.
—Simon Ateba
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Its not new in Nigerian airports,When a drug baron is coming in or going out with Drugs in quantity,the light goes off.Even the generators refused to get powered on as well at the same time.Imagine the stupid and bastard NDLEA officials searching poor traffickers and arresting them with just a Kg and leaving the Barons to pass with Tonnes.I was search on the 7th of march of this year on my way back to Europe.I was just laughing at them.
God Bless Nigeria.Its well.God has a lot of job to do about Nigeria.
I feel sorry for that country. How long will this issue of power outage continue. Most of us come home with pain. Nothing to enjoy . With all our resources,we cant even guarantee light for even 12hrs a day. SHAME!!!
This happens most of the time when the drug lords are passing with their wares.
Suddenly the electrical problem happens always when there is check in and when most aircraft arrives Nigeria in the morning.
Nigeria – We hail thee
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