The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, narrowly escaped a tragic fate as a private jet operated by Flint Aero crash-landed on Friday night at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The incident occurred after the aircraft, which had departed from the Abuja airport on Friday evening, attempted to land at approximately 10 p.m. near the Ibadan airport runway. During this landing attempt, the private jet veered off course, derailing the runway and eventually crashing into a nearby bush.

A security official at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed the incident on Saturday.

The official stated that only two individuals were aboard the aircraft at the time of the crash – the pilot and Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu.

There were no reported fatalities in the incident, providing a sense of relief to those who were concerned about the minister’s well-being.

However, the aircraft sustained substantial damage during the crash.

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman over alleged N22bn fraud.

Sources revealed that the former minister was arrested early Wednesday and was subsequently detained at the headquarters of the commission.

The arrest, as learnt, is said to be in connection with the Commission’s ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in the execution of some power projects.

Mamman is alleged to have conspired with a staff of the Ministry in charge of the accounts of the Zungeru and Mambilla Hydro Electric Power projects and diverted N22 billion, which they shared among themselves.

The investigations have also uncovered properties in Nigeria and overseas linked to the suspects, while millions of naira and United States Dollars have been recovered.

Taraba-born Mamman, who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2019, was dismissed exactly two years in 2021.

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Also, the governor promised that he would pay the debt before his administration concludes its term.

He made this known on Thursday at the ‘2018 Conversation with State Governor’ programme organised by a civil society group in the state.

Amosun, while highlighting his successes and the ordeals of his administration in the last seven years, also expressed joy, saying the residents saw the projects monies were spent on.

Equally, he assured the workers that their outstanding cooperative deductions would be paid.

In his words, “as I speak today, Ogun State debt profile is about N103 billion but because our people are happy, it keeps me going.

“You can go around to Ijebu, Yewa and even Abeokuta, you will see that joy in our people even those that do not know what they are saying, everybody is happy and it gives me joy.

“It is written in the two Holy books that, one must not allow the sweat of a worker to dry before you pay him or her and by God’s grace, I will pay the debts.

“You can see what we have done all around Ogun State, in fact, I have always ensured that before the 31st of every month, salaries should be paid. The same thing for the pensioners. If you check my phone now, you will see text messages of  prayers being sent by pensioners.

“If you add the contributory pension scheme of both local government and state, it is about N1.30 billion which is not up to two months salary. So don’t worry, I will pay.

“The way I am trained as an accountant, the money made to be used for building must not be spent on feeding and vice versa. We would pay”.

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In a related development, the governor hinted further that the Federal Executive Council has approved the re -construction of the  Lagos- Abeokuta Expressway which was in a deplorable condition.

“I have been on the neck of the Minister of  Power, Works and Housing, Barrister Babatunde Fashola, but to God be the glory, yesterday at the FEC meeting the road has been assented to be constructed”, Amosun added.

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