Falana demands identity of VIP who closed airspace and delayed landing for 30 minutes
Popular lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has demanded that the federal government reveal the identity of the VIP whose movement caused a partial closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, last Tuesday.
Falana, who was on an Arik Air Flight W3 271, said the plane stayed in the air for an extra 30 minutes after it approached Abuja from Lagos because the airspace was closed.
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“Having regards to the June 3, 2012 Dana plane crash in Lagos, which killed all the 153 passengers and crew on board, as well as 10 other persons in their homes, I was subjected to unwarranted mental and psychological torture,” he said. “Most other passengers on board were equally traumatised as the Arik plane was forced to hover in the air for 25 minutes.
When the plane eventually landed, I was reliably informed that there had been a restriction of movement at the airport for over one hour. In the process, the fundamental right of hundreds of people to freedom of movement was violated by the airport authorities at the instance of the said Very Important Personality.”
In a letter he sent to the Ministry of Aviation, Falana demanded to know the identity of the said VIP so as to enable him institute legal action against the person. “In the light of the foregoing I am compelled to request you to furnish me with the name of the said Very Important Personality to enable me to sue him for endangering the lives of over 150 passengers,” the letter read.
This request, he said, is made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 which has imposed a duty on all public officers to make requested information available to members of the public.
“Take notice; that if you fail or refuse to accede to my request within seven days of the receipt of this letter, I shall not hesitate to apply for an order of mandamus at the Federal High Court with a view to compelling you to disclose the identity of the said Very Important Personality forthwith,” he stated.
This guy lik to ginger upon all dem no one giv am san linda do u know acn choose akerodelu as ondo governorship aspirant?NAIJA WE HAIL THEE(OMO-IWO)SAYS SO..VIA BLACKBERRYBOLD.5
30 solid minutes? That's a lot. Iono y u won't just park ur vip body one side and let others pass. Nonsense if u ask me. On road, siren blaring, road blocks, now in the air again they say make person no land
Lin Lin, please let us know how this goes down, I like the sound of this... I just hope they don't kill him or furnish him with enough money to shut him up.... Also, the thing with such is that once he succeeds others will definitely follow suit!
No words...just a feeling of sadness and tears....
F*(K this VIP and F*^k us Nigerians for allowing this Bullsh*t to continue. F^%k GEJ and his cabinent F^&k me too for feeling so helpless and allowing this tocontinue.
i do not know the type of Government we are running in this country, how can one idiot hold a whole plan conveying dozens of Nigeria citizen in the air, what if the plan run out of fuel or develop mechanical fault in the air, or the pilot want to make an emergency landing. the person that is responsible for the delay should be questioned and charge to court for attempted mass slaughter,this is absolutely rubbish!
Yet some slow pokes were saying that there was no way the Tiaun Mistress could have cosd air traffic to be grounded at MMA on the day of the Dana crash. We forget that Naija has become an abnormal society, where the people who are supposed to serve, are the oppressors.. Very fucked up country. Let them deny this one like Mrs. Fat Fool Jona did... God will punish them all... The blood of the innocent is upon their heads weda they like it or not... If I had access to bombs, and had cash, I'll take an helicopter over to Aso on the day this fucker is hosting sth important, and send all them bastards to the other end of the line... Damn! I'm soooo pissed right now
that is so bad and unfair on the part of the people on board ,couple with the fact that like 3 Sundays ago there was a plane crash killing 153 people on board.i support falana because there is nothing like vvp when we are talking of the lives of 150 people on board her tank God nothing happened
Nice one, this goes to show that the Dana plane did not land in Lagos because Dame Patience was in Lagos for a visit. it is always the case, I can still remember that during one AU meeting in Nigeria, the airspace was closed and all planes were diverted to other airport, poor Naija
Nice!!, they should provide the information oooo, all dis VIP's dey won't let us hear word with! Wat if d arik plane didn't hav enough fuel,ehnnn, wat would have happened???, Nonsense,.....mtschewww
Yes these are they kind of people I like,people who take action when evil is being done to mankind.If indeed an idiot VIP was one of the reasons why Dana AirCrash happened thereby killing my own uncle and several other souls then that said VIP will die and rot in hell with all the people it loves.What rubbish can u imagine such retarded thinking . Go on Femi, I dey ur back. Useless people. Justice should be served .
very good. This is how they play with peoples lives all in the name of big man. Imagine! What if the plane developed fault due to the hovering? na dis one we for dey talk. All these ppl in power need to be put in check!
..K!NG-$0LEX.. This rubbish has to stop in 9ja we are all human being how can one person's life be more important than that of the poor, o.m.g i wish i prowess supernatura power but sha GOD PLEASE SAVE US 4RM THIZ GREEDY MONSTERS via my new ..BOKOHARAM BOLD 5...
I mean this is so so sad! Wht wld have happened if this air craft had ran out of jet fuel............... Why can't we all come out and cry out........,.., the govt of Nigeria is killing us Nigerians......, they want to wipe d common man off planet earth!!
here we go again.....lets take 4 instance dat a plane dat has same mechanical fault.....as d dana 1,n d pilot manages 2 fly it 2 d airport's airspace during d period of d airspace closure ....what do we think would b d faith of d persengers aboard,d 1s inside d planes dat are ready for take-off and d so called vip.....y has dis politicians decided 2 handle us like toys while we seat dow n and watch....GOD BLESS NIGERIANS,GOD BLESS NIGERIA,GOD BLESS THOSE POLITICIANS,GOD BLESS LINDA N GOD BLESS ME
Hmmmm if wishes were horses, falana will ride. God help my beloved country. I can bet my life that he will be frustrated but God will arise on our behalf and they all will be buried in their red seas.
I knew it and I am placing a million curses on whoever instigated the closure of lagos airspace on the 3rd of June.You will never know peace, images of the victims will forever haunt you, As you caused my family sorrow..sorrow will be your companion forever. Amen. NB, Let no judgemental reader send me sermons on forgiveness. Thanks.
The said VIP prbbly has 3 heads on his shoulders wyl d rest of d pple on d delayed flight put @ perils hv just one irrelevant head each ......mtcheeeeeeeewww his name shld be availed with alacrity 4 disection.
Falana is such an attention seeker and a fame whore...everyone knows him in the NBA.he and Keyamo wish to be greater than Fawehinmi.....instead of inciting the public with fictitious tales,why not do something better for the people?
And everyone on LIB will scream.goes on to confirm how gullible many of you here are.a lawyer is not and shouldn't be a politician.he was not on the flight.he is not part of the investigating team from USA and a lawyer would know the implication of talking from hearsay but of course falana will play politics and fame whoring to the gullible masses so you can believe he is Justitia incarnate # yimu#
NYC-1 says: Useless vagabonds who fail to understand that their lives are no more sacred than the life of any other fellow Nigerian. I am surprised that Jonathan agreed to fly without first asking the countries he flew over to shutdown the airspace so that he could visit Brazil. Cowards who will rather have their fellow citizens perish, than be inconvenienced. I wonder when Nigeria started having air traffick congestions for them to be doing this nonsense?
What difference does it make if you debunked the rumors that Nigeria Airspace was not shutdown for your wife, Patience to travel on that fateful day of Dana air crash, if such irresponsible act is practiced under your watch? What type of country is this? How can you disrupt planes from landing, and hovering in the air for 30 minutes beause of your so called VIP who wants to travel? Where in the world is this type of thing heard of? Nigeria makes me sick! Does your VIP pass gas (mess)? Does your VIP make dodo (shit)? Does your VIP clean his/her anus after making dodo? Does your VIP wash his mouth in the morning? If your answer is 'yes' to these questions, then kiss my foot! Tomorrow they will ask what can you do for your country; yet, they live in self-indulgence.
Falani, a tree cannot make a forest; I hope the suffering masses will join you in this legal fight. I am far away; I will pray for you. I crave for better life for everyone. How can someone who calls himself a leader ask us to get used to dying in bomb blast?
God bless you Dr. Falana but seriously, I think you might be wasting your time suing them because they will frustrate you well. Remember you are dealing with illiterates like GEJ and the rest who have no form of education regarding respect and integrity. Try as much as you can but immediately you suspect any form of delay, leave them and go on because they are not worth the time and headache. Just prayers
this same stuff happened to me back in 2009 abuja to ilorin had to chill in the air for president yaradua to leave before we land .... total wickedness
Oh well, if that's d case, we shld all stop wasting our time commenting. Cos Jona will make his wife talk to Falana's wife. As per Igbo-Igbo concern, and Falana's wife will use bedroom power to shush d matter...back to square one.
if Femi Falana was really a good human rights activist, he would have protested awhile ago. so it has to happen to him before he will do anything? abegi..
I know for sure that airports have presidential lounges. If the VIPs feel that their lives are at risk, they can just park their aircraft in a secured isolated plane in the tarmac then when they want to board, a bullet and bomb proof shuttle will take them and their entourage to the entrance of the plane for them to board and fly to wherever they wish to go without disturbing those who re meant to catch important appointments. A plane hovering aimlessly can cause heart attack to many hypertensive patients on-board. This is really really callous.
A scape goat!!!!!! Just what we need, I love the idea of the way the judiciary system is growning and people are starting to know their rights.u don't need to argue, just Sue the bastards!!!! @sheypoundzz
@anon 9:16,why do u lik repeating words? Re u so lame? Ds were ur exact words in Dana crash review! Pls,stop usin d word "gullible" as its an embodiment of who u re! #Ewu#
Can yu jUst Shut up and get yur facts well befre yu comment!I wonder why people jump tu conclusion rather dan understand wot is written. This hpnd on Arik not Dana! Fool
This guy means business. See all d big big grammar. Linda could u please 'furnish' ur blog with a 'like' button feature cos right now I feel like liking every single comment on dis blog. LIB readers I hail un.a.
It's that evil bitch that doubles as aviation minister,she's kissing the ass of her equally evil benefactors and willing to trade more human lives for oil-bloc allocations.Be rest assured that if Nigerians keep quiet i assure you that there'll be more plane crashes before the year runs out and this bitch'll get on tv and cry us a river crocodile-style.Madam aviation minister,on my honour i promise to assasinate you before you do any more harm!I don't believe in our legal system but i believe in the power of my gun and bullets,resign now or die in office,your choice!
Cant understand y sm idiots on here are asking 'who is Falana' as if he is making a wrong move. thats y d country will never move ahead. Haters every were for nofin! Full Blooded Igbo (FBI) says this VIA MY CUSTOMISED IPAD
Yeah falana has the right but what's the link with Dana and people saying it crashed because of dame patience and all the drama.....y'all should get a life and think before you talk.i get the point of the anon that called falana a fame whore because we know he's fueling things but he should have known falana was protesting not about Dana but arik....duhhh
petty thieves naw turned ruthless robbers are naw vips???? all ds useless occultic people that power is intoxticating should be very careful how they play with the lives of others o!
falana i support u jor! rubbish. allowing people to hover for 30mins? thats gross!
To those wondering whether they will not kill Falana,the fact is that folks like that are not even scared of dying so the barbarians are not keen on scaring them with that. Well done, Mr. Falana. However, the more things change,the more they remain the same.
Ode ni e, anon 9:16. No one is talking about the Dana flight, he was on an Arik flight which was refused landing due to a VIP. Do you know how to read at all? And let's just say he's a fame whore as you claim, isn't he whore-ing for a good cause? Sit down there and keep taking everything evil Nigeria does to you and your people.
I can imagine the trauma the guys on board must have gone through especially since the Dana crash is still fresh. We have to look for a way to stop this recklessness. But Linda was it delayed for 25 mins as in the body of the letter Falana sent to the Minister or 30 minutes as in your caption.
Biko biko....all questions must be addressed with uttermost urgency because if Anon@ 7.18pm June 21 vesxes more than as seen in that post wahala go dey......LMAO.
We shall not die, but live. The arrogance of government officials, the callousness with which they treat us ordinary citizns will not go unpunished. They will get their justice here on earth or in heaven. They messed with the wrong flight.
Ride on Sir,Nigerians are solidly behind you.They are all blood suckers.The blood of all the innocent Nigerians they shed in one way or the other will certainly torment them.We are all watching to see how the drama unfolds.Linda pls keep us posted.
Anon June 21, 2012 9:16 PM; ignoramus. You thought you typed well. You didn't even read the article before typing. Go back to school to learn how to read.
these VIPs think they can manipulate everything and everyone as they like. thank God nigerians are waking up. the fact that they are heartless doesnt bother them. with the shock of the dana air crash still in our memory they still want to subject people to such torture as hovering in tne airspace for 25min. that alone can kill someone. what will be in the mind of those people at that point in time. only God can save us in this country oh.
@anon 9:16. is clearly an olodo and doesnt even know how to read. You just blabbing nonsence , why dont you first take english lesson to learn how to read the story linda posted first .....
You talk about been gullible when you are so CLUELESS. Please read Linda blog post and then read your comment , shows how stupid you are
Falana thumbs up , we need to put an end to this nonsense, enough people have died already
Holding position in airspace because another plane (VIP or no VIP) is on tarmac preparing for take-off is normal safety, hovering in airspace because a VIP is just leaving their house / a party / approaching airport / in lounge/ calling off trip to 'return to state house presidential lodge out of respect' or whatever is RUBBISH AND DANGEROUS.
abeg what is ur own whether it was delayed for 25 or 30 mins?? Na wah oh! D plane was delayed full stop!dont bring ur yeye distraction here jor! Kai! ........"the very sexy sparks"
these so called naija VIP vultures have really not learnt anything from the dana air crash ehh. it is really really sad what about if the plane needed to land on emergency or did they not consider that and then God forbid we have anoder dana crash again!!!!
@anon 9.16 PM For you to write about our respected femi falana like that, definitely tells a few stories about u and ur level of intelligence. It shows how polluted ur thinking faculty is. If I may ask what have u achieved in your life?. Our learned brother is fighting for the future of our children and this country, and all u can say is that he's a fame whore. People like u are d problem we have in dis country. U definetly have no foresight. In a sane country u can't keep people in the air for 30 mins because of a so called VIP movement, for Christ sake what if d plane runs out of fuel or sometin. Endangering the lives of 150 people because of a VIP movement is the height of insanity and shows how callous and mean our rulers are. Thank u uncle femi for instituting the legal action, may God continue to bless u.
@June 21, 2012 9:16 PM you are an idiot for opening you gutter you call a mouth to talk. now let me ask you did you loose a family member in the dana air crash??? well i guess not other wise you would not have vomitted the trash you just said
every1 wants to know who this vip is and you are here runing your tatashe mouth ehhh. mr falana please carry on as we are behind you nigerians must know who this vip is amean if the plane developed fault what the hell would have happened to the plane ehhh and we thank God it is arik who most of their planes are new what of it if was those air lines with 30 years old plane would it have been able to withstand 30 aimless minutes in the air nawa ohhh!!!!we the poor ones in nigeria our lifes now mean next to nothing and to include boko horam killing us as well and jonathan looks on
i hope jona nad stella would look into this asin 150 lives would have just gone like that again after dana not so long ago!!!!
Falana may seem to be right in what he is seeking for from the Airport Authorities but is restriction of movement at the airport when there is a VIP movement a bad thing? Is this the first time of restricting aircraft from landing when there is such movement or is it because he was in the flight? It is done all over the world even in the US. Assuming we have alternative airports for VIP's, it couldn't have happened. So Falana should thank God he landed safely and should think of other good things for Nigerians and not to demand for identity of a VIP. We have bribery scandals going forth and back in the country and he has not done anything or voice out the decadence in the society. Let him go and sit down joor.
Excuse me...what have those with SAN ever done??..apart from addressing themselves as such and most are political nowadays.. We purport to live in a democracy..damnit use it!!..at the polls..in the courts..exert your freedom of association when protesting..afterall most voted Jona in unfortunately.. As things stand nuff are practising guguru and ekpa democracy..where they dish out Bags of rice..5K in naira..and Asho ebi..of course people of ur ilk would tell..the respected Femi Falana to 4get about it..no wonder nothing works..cos u just fold ur hands..yes Linda..rant over!!
Like the lawyer has established in his argument that this is a violation of his civil right but everybody's civil rights are being violated and trampled on in Nigeria every day.
I have not been able to establish as a matter of logic or reasoning why air spaces should be closed for anybody and for any reason other than for a determined emergency landing of another aircraft in order to minimize imminent danger to thye landing aircraft.
However, they do this with impunity in this country. Iived in the United States for about 30 years and not even the president of the greatest country on the planet can slow down how much more closing an air space because he's about to take off or landing.
Am not sure why they do it, if they are scared for their life or just trying to show their supremacy over everybody else but this SHIT and other utter nonesense that are prevalent in this country oughtt to stop for God's sake.
There should be a class action suit against the Fed government, the NCAA and every other agency that is associated with this crap. Not in this country but at The Hague.
Linda, what manner of lawyer will be relying on ordinary hearsay to prepare his case? Some lawyers cannot but hug media attention. Who told him? How reliable is the source? He and some other activists just like media attention.
Engilish...lemme wait for the result...via blackberry3310(china phone with 3 sim card slots)...yeah yeah, you guessed right...the same phone boko dey use contact Al queda
9jadeltapikin... Na only naija Wƺ get vagabonds in power I ₪☺ knw who turn dem Τ̅☺ vip stupid people. Na God go purnish dem FF Wƺ D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ U̶̲̥̅̊я back abeg help us fine out n sue dem. Saymama said ds
My God will punish that VIP and the other VIP that closed the Air space during the Dana air crash. Plane crash will forever visit your generations to come...Amen
Τ̅ђατ shows our leaders don't ve value for lives!barely 3wks after a major crash one miserable VIP delayed hundreds of pple. What if d plane dint have enof kero or wat if d plane developed issues de idiot will leave us weeping again(GOD FORBID) wen we've nt finished mourning those Τ̅ђατ died in d dana crash! Pple are unrepentant becos dey feel they can do anything and go away with it. GOD HELP US ALL.
Are u kidding me that "a lawyer is not and shouldn't be a politician" is that a joke or smthg? Is Obama not a lawyer, is Fashola not one, is current PM of Singapore not one? Or u probably want to say they are usually better leaders? And obviously you didn't read the article & just jumped straight to conclusion. Ignorance is no excuse in the court of law. Sure u're ignorant. Pls post my comment or sell this your laptop that swallow comment to buy MP3 o.
Don't you know sending comments without them being posted or approved can be disappointing & ESP more frustrating than BH threats ehh? Han Han.. Wetin sef???
As much as I dislike our current president, the truth is this is standard practice in most countries. Even the United States! I was once on a flight that had arrived Kansas City and was descending for landing when the pilot announced that Dick Cheney's plane was scheduled to take off in a few minutes and aircraft were not allowed to land or take off. So, we hovered for about 20 minutes before resuming our landing. It's a security precaution. An understandable one when you consider just how vulnerable being in a plane makes the heads of the 3 tiers of government. Read a few Tom Clancy books and you get why. So cut them some slack on rthis one. It's just that our leaders rarely merit sympathy or understanding even when they deserve it.
ahhhh.....wat nonsense who made the so called fool Vip? ok very idoitic person VIP dats what he is.on whose account will dana crash be recorded generation wiped out and one FOOL came out from no where to experiment his stupidity on humans again ahhhh THUNDER WILL STRICK U!!!! oga lawyer provided they dont shut ur month with moni.......God is with u and u have our unaltered support.....
maybe its a very important corpse because i dont know what the so called vip has contributed to the country that gives him the right to want to kill about 160 pple useless bloody nobodies may GOD punish them all
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God bless you sir! You have our support.
uh oh!!!they delayed the wrongest person this time around
This guy lik to ginger upon all dem no one giv am san linda do u know acn choose akerodelu as ondo governorship aspirant?NAIJA WE HAIL THEE(OMO-IWO)SAYS SO..VIA BLACKBERRYBOLD.5
30 solid minutes? That's a lot. Iono y u won't just park ur vip body one side and let others pass. Nonsense if u ask me. On road, siren blaring, road blocks, now in the air again they say make person no land
LMAO...Femi Falana no wan die...VIP my foot
Lin Lin, please let us know how this goes down, I like the sound of this... I just hope they don't kill him or furnish him with enough money to shut him up....
Also, the thing with such is that once he succeeds others will definitely follow suit!
THIS VIP IS SELFISH AND SENSELESS, PUNTING PEOPLE LIFE IN DANGER.AFTER STEALING PUBLIC MONEY, THE FOOLISH IDIOT STILL WANT TO KILL PEOPLE
we need for lawyers like this inNigeria and Africa. Absolute crap. After the Dana aircrash, we still yet to learn our lessons.
Now that's wht we are talking about , good one,correct guy Falana,make we see wetin go happen now.
Killers!!!may God help dis nation.
Too sad!!!
No words...just a feeling of sadness and tears....
F*(K this VIP and F*^k us Nigerians for allowing this Bullsh*t to continue.
F^%k GEJ and his cabinent
F^&k me too for feeling so helpless and allowing this tocontinue.
Sue their stupid ass..falana..thumbs up!!!
i do not know the type of Government we are running in this country, how can one idiot hold a whole plan conveying dozens of Nigeria citizen in the air, what if the plan run out of fuel or develop mechanical fault in the air, or the pilot want to make an emergency landing.
the person that is responsible for the delay should be questioned and charge to court for attempted mass slaughter,this is absolutely rubbish!
Yet some slow pokes were saying that there was no way the Tiaun Mistress could have cosd air traffic to be grounded at MMA on the day of the Dana crash. We forget that Naija has become an abnormal society, where the people who are supposed to serve, are the oppressors.. Very fucked up country. Let them deny this one like Mrs. Fat Fool Jona did... God will punish them all... The blood of the innocent is upon their heads weda they like it or not... If I had access to bombs, and had cash, I'll take an helicopter over to Aso on the day this fucker is hosting sth important, and send all them bastards to the other end of the line... Damn! I'm soooo pissed right now
that is so bad and unfair on the part of the people on board ,couple with the fact that like 3 Sundays ago there was a plane crash killing 153 people on board.i support falana because there is nothing like vvp when we are talking of the lives of 150 people on board her tank God nothing happened
Simple.... I hate to be a Nigerian....Sucks
Nice one, this goes to show that the Dana plane did not land in Lagos because Dame Patience was in Lagos for a visit. it is always the case, I can still remember that during one AU meeting in Nigeria, the airspace was closed and all planes were diverted to other airport, poor Naija
About time!!!
This rubbish has got to stop and I am delighted someone is taking up the fight!
There must be some iota of truth with regards to the Dana crash and airspace closure speculations around the crash period.
Nice!!, they should provide the information oooo, all dis VIP's dey won't let us hear word with! Wat if d arik plane didn't hav enough fuel,ehnnn, wat would have happened???, Nonsense,.....mtschewww
Yes these are they kind of people I like,people who take action when evil is being done to mankind.If indeed an idiot VIP was one of the reasons why Dana AirCrash happened thereby killing my own uncle and several other souls then that said VIP will die and rot in hell with all the people it loves.What rubbish can u imagine such retarded thinking . Go on Femi, I dey ur back. Useless people. Justice should be served .
very good. This is how they play with peoples lives all in the name of big man. Imagine! What if the plane developed fault due to the hovering? na dis one we for dey talk. All these ppl in power need to be put in check!
Mr. Falana is right, according to report similar restriction caused the life of over 150 passengers in the Dana air crash.
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..K!NG-$0LEX.. This rubbish has to stop in 9ja we are all human being how can one person's life be more important than that of the poor, o.m.g i wish i prowess supernatura power but sha GOD PLEASE SAVE US 4RM THIZ GREEDY MONSTERS
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I mean this is so so sad! Wht wld have happened if this air craft had ran out of jet fuel............... Why can't we all come out and cry out........,.., the govt of Nigeria is killing us Nigerians......, they want to wipe d common man off planet earth!!
Haba! So this people could still do this to us?after killing 153ppl in recent . I have finally concluded that only GOD can come to our aid.
NOW!!!! someone's talking. we can't keep taking nonsense.
Correct ur heading
These useless Vagabonds In Power will never learn.
here we go again.....lets take 4 instance dat a plane dat has same mechanical fault.....as d dana 1,n d pilot manages 2 fly it 2 d airport's airspace during d period of d airspace closure ....what do we think would b d faith of d persengers aboard,d 1s inside d planes dat are ready for take-off and d so called vip.....y has dis politicians decided 2 handle us like toys while we seat dow n and watch....GOD BLESS NIGERIANS,GOD BLESS NIGERIA,GOD BLESS THOSE POLITICIANS,GOD BLESS LINDA N GOD BLESS ME
I gbadun this lawyer die wa gbayi jor
Since I couldn't study law, I had to marry one...it pays to be a lawyer somehow...and yes, I am boasting.
Who is Falani?
I just love this! I'm now very proud to say this:I AM A LAWYER! Please we need more of this in this country let's see if things will improve for us.
Can't believe they still had the heart to repeat this nonsense after the Dana Crash. This country ehhh....
it's time someone stood up to those dumb asses. the way they close the airspace, you will think say na street them day.
Wow! If this is indeed true, then its sad. I hope he follows this through...
Very good,they are so fond of doing that,Ncaa,faan and nama over to u
Hmmmm if wishes were horses, falana will ride. God help my beloved country. I can bet my life that he will be frustrated but God will arise on our behalf and they all will be buried in their red seas.
Who are you?
Very good move......
If everybody keeps quiet they will kill off more people. Falana is not an illiterate who would allow idiots to kill him and disappear into thin air.
I knew it and I am placing a million curses on whoever instigated the closure of lagos airspace on the 3rd of June.You will never know peace, images of the victims will forever haunt you, As you caused my family sorrow..sorrow will be your companion forever. Amen. NB, Let no judgemental reader send me sermons on forgiveness. Thanks.
The said VIP prbbly has 3 heads on his shoulders wyl d rest of d pple on d delayed flight put @ perils hv just one irrelevant head each ......mtcheeeeeeeewww his name shld be availed with alacrity 4 disection.
My dear, u dont hv to journey far. Benin is next door.
if femi says it happened on tuesday @ abuja,then the vip COULD be the president cos he actually travelled on that day with his entourage
Well done Falana. May God see u thru and may these bunch of incompetent and blood-sucking politicians rot in hell.
Falana is such an attention seeker and a fame whore...everyone knows him in the NBA.he and Keyamo wish to be greater than Fawehinmi.....instead of inciting the public with fictitious tales,why not do something better for the people?
And everyone on LIB will scream.goes on to confirm how gullible many of you here are.a lawyer is not and shouldn't be a politician.he was not on the flight.he is not part of the investigating team from USA and a lawyer would know the implication of talking from hearsay but of course falana will play politics and fame whoring to the gullible masses so you can believe he is Justitia incarnate # yimu#
Occultic..rubbish blood sucking people who loves to see people die..sue their ass joor..schtewwwww!!!..God bless you femi falana
This is sad mehn,Very sad
NYC-1 says: Useless vagabonds who fail to understand that their lives are no more sacred than the life of any other fellow Nigerian. I am surprised that Jonathan agreed to fly without first asking the countries he flew over to shutdown the airspace so that he could visit Brazil. Cowards who will rather have their fellow citizens perish, than be inconvenienced. I wonder when Nigeria started having air traffick congestions for them to be doing this nonsense?
What difference does it make if you debunked the rumors that Nigeria Airspace was not shutdown for your wife, Patience to travel on that fateful day of Dana air crash, if such irresponsible act is practiced under your watch? What type of country is this? How can you disrupt planes from landing, and hovering in the air for 30 minutes beause of your so called VIP who wants to travel? Where in the world is this type of thing heard of? Nigeria makes me sick! Does your VIP pass gas (mess)? Does your VIP make dodo (shit)? Does your VIP clean his/her anus after making dodo? Does your VIP wash his mouth in the morning? If your answer is 'yes' to these questions, then kiss my foot! Tomorrow they will ask what can you do for your country; yet, they live in self-indulgence.
Falani, a tree cannot make a forest; I hope the suffering masses will join you in this legal fight. I am far away; I will pray for you. I crave for better life for everyone. How can someone who calls himself a leader ask us to get used to dying in bomb blast?
God bless you Dr. Falana but seriously, I think you might be wasting your time suing them because they will frustrate you well. Remember you are dealing with illiterates like GEJ and the rest who have no form of education regarding respect and integrity.
Try as much as you can but immediately you suspect any form of delay, leave them and go on because they are not worth the time and headache. Just prayers
this same stuff happened to me back in 2009 abuja to ilorin had to chill in the air for president yaradua to leave before we land .... total wickedness
Well HE said he was on d flight! How do u know he wasn't on d flight?
Oh well, if that's d case, we shld all stop wasting our time commenting. Cos Jona will make his wife talk to Falana's wife. As per Igbo-Igbo concern, and Falana's wife will use bedroom power to shush d matter...back to square one.
vagabonds in power
omo ibo via curve2
if Femi Falana was really a good human rights activist, he would have protested awhile ago. so it has to happen to him before he will do anything? abegi..
I know for sure that airports have presidential lounges. If the VIPs feel that their lives are at risk, they can just park their aircraft in a secured isolated plane in the tarmac then when they want to board, a bullet and bomb proof shuttle will take them and their entourage to the entrance of the plane for them to board and fly to wherever they wish to go without disturbing those who re meant to catch important appointments. A plane hovering aimlessly can cause heart attack to many hypertensive patients on-board. This is really really callous.
A scape goat!!!!!! Just what we need, I love the idea of the way the judiciary system is growning and people are starting to know their rights.u don't need to argue, just Sue the bastards!!!! @sheypoundzz
@anon 9:16,why do u lik repeating words? Re u so lame? Ds were ur exact words in Dana crash review! Pls,stop usin d word "gullible" as its an embodiment of who u re! #Ewu#
LMAO! F**k U very much my dear yesco.
Can yu jUst Shut up and get yur facts well befre yu comment!I wonder why people jump tu conclusion rather dan understand wot is written. This hpnd on Arik not Dana! Fool
This guy means business. See all d big big grammar. Linda could u please 'furnish' ur blog with a 'like' button feature cos right now I feel like liking every single comment on dis blog. LIB readers I hail un.a.
It's that evil bitch that doubles as aviation minister,she's kissing the ass of her equally evil benefactors and willing to trade more human lives for oil-bloc allocations.Be rest assured that if Nigerians keep quiet i assure you that there'll be more plane crashes before the year runs out and this bitch'll get on tv and cry us a river crocodile-style.Madam aviation minister,on my honour i promise to assasinate you before you do any more harm!I don't believe in our legal system but i believe in the power of my gun and bullets,resign now or die in office,your choice!
Cant understand y sm idiots on here are asking 'who is Falana' as if he is making a wrong move. thats y d country will never move ahead. Haters every were for nofin! Full Blooded Igbo (FBI) says this VIA MY CUSTOMISED IPAD
Can corruption ever leave dis country ?pls sir we r also interested to know d said VIP , pls sir b at work.
Yeah falana has the right but what's the link with Dana and people saying it crashed because of dame patience and all the drama.....y'all should get a life and think before you talk.i get the point of the anon that called falana a fame whore because we know he's fueling things but he should have known falana was protesting not about Dana but arik....duhhh
petty thieves naw turned ruthless robbers are naw vips????
all ds useless occultic people that power is intoxticating should be very careful how they play with the lives of others o!
falana i support u jor! rubbish. allowing people to hover for 30mins? thats gross!
To those wondering whether they will not kill Falana,the fact is that folks like that are not even scared of dying so the barbarians are not keen on scaring them with that.
Well done, Mr. Falana.
However, the more things change,the more they remain the same.
Its about time for this whole nonsense to stop. Oga Falana carry go. Pls groom more fighters like yourself. We are proud of you
Correct it to what?? Ode
Ode ni e, anon 9:16. No one is talking about the Dana flight, he was on an Arik flight which was refused landing due to a VIP. Do you know how to read at all? And let's just say he's a fame whore as you claim, isn't he whore-ing for a good cause? Sit down there and keep taking everything evil Nigeria does to you and your people.
QF
Now dts wat am talkin abt, thumbs up man
I can imagine the trauma the guys on board must have gone through especially since the Dana crash is still fresh. We have to look for a way to stop this recklessness. But Linda was it delayed for 25 mins as in the body of the letter Falana sent to the Minister or 30 minutes as in your caption.
Biko biko....all questions must be addressed with uttermost urgency because if Anon@ 7.18pm June 21 vesxes more than as seen in that post wahala go dey......LMAO.
We shall not die, but live. The arrogance of government officials, the callousness with which they treat us ordinary citizns will not go unpunished. They will get their justice here on earth or in heaven. They messed with the wrong flight.
Ride on Sir,Nigerians are solidly behind you.They are all blood suckers.The blood of all the innocent Nigerians they shed in one way or the other will certainly torment them.We are all watching to see how the drama unfolds.Linda pls keep us posted.
Anon June 21, 2012 9:16 PM; ignoramus. You thought you typed well. You didn't even read the article before typing. Go back to school to learn how to read.
these VIPs think they can manipulate everything and everyone as they like. thank God nigerians are waking up. the fact that they are heartless doesnt bother them. with the shock of the dana air crash still in our memory they still want to subject people to such torture as hovering in tne airspace for 25min. that alone can kill someone. what will be in the mind of those people at that point in time. only God can save us in this country oh.
Story , when they ask you guys to come and and fight now , none of you will come out.
Watch out how this story will die... cus we are not ready to sacrifice
Nigerians you people are a different breed.....
doznt d constitution allow for just d president to exercise such privilege???na wao!!!
I multiply your curses oni them by ya mllion.won ni ri isinmi laye won.amin
Anon9:16.ur eyes av excema abi.its so obvious u r a lawyer and a lame one at dat,just sharap and pass d mic joor
@anon 9:16. is clearly an olodo and doesnt even know how to read. You just blabbing nonsence , why dont you first take english lesson to learn how to read the story linda posted first .....
You talk about been gullible when you are so CLUELESS. Please read Linda blog post and then read your comment , shows how stupid you are
Falana thumbs up , we need to put an end to this nonsense, enough people have died already
Holding position in airspace because another plane (VIP or no VIP) is on tarmac preparing for take-off is normal safety, hovering in airspace because a VIP is just leaving their house / a party / approaching airport / in lounge/ calling off trip to 'return to state house presidential lodge out of respect' or whatever is RUBBISH AND DANGEROUS.
now,datz watzup falana.linda,u must pls kip us updated.want to knw hw dis is gonna go down.
Ohnyee says ; *singing * na na na na na femi's gonna deal wt 'em. Dey sure stepped on the wrong foot this tym
abeg what is ur own whether it was delayed for 25 or 30 mins?? Na wah oh! D plane was delayed full stop!dont bring ur yeye distraction here jor! Kai! ........"the very sexy sparks"
these so called naija VIP vultures have really not learnt anything from the dana air crash ehh. it is really really sad what about if the plane needed to land on emergency or did they not consider that and then God forbid we have anoder dana crash again!!!!
@anon 9.16 PM
For you to write about our respected femi falana like that, definitely tells a few stories about u and ur level of intelligence. It shows how polluted ur thinking faculty is. If I may ask what have u achieved in your life?. Our learned brother is fighting for the future of our children and this country, and all u can say is that he's a fame whore. People like u are d problem we have in dis country. U definetly have no foresight. In a sane country u can't keep people in the air for 30 mins because of a so called VIP movement, for Christ sake what if d plane runs out of fuel or sometin. Endangering the lives of 150 people because of a VIP movement is the height of insanity and shows how callous and mean our rulers are.
Thank u uncle femi for instituting the legal action, may God continue to bless u.
@June 21, 2012 9:16 PM you are an idiot for opening you gutter you call a mouth to talk. now let me ask you did you loose a family member in the dana air crash??? well i guess not other wise you would not have vomitted the trash you just said
every1 wants to know who this vip is and you are here runing your tatashe mouth ehhh. mr falana please carry on as we are behind you nigerians must know who this vip is amean if the plane developed fault what the hell would have happened to the plane ehhh and we thank God it is arik who most of their planes are new what of it if was those air lines with 30 years old plane would it have been able to withstand 30 aimless minutes in the air nawa ohhh!!!!we the poor ones in nigeria our lifes now mean next to nothing and to include boko horam killing us as well and jonathan looks on
i hope jona nad stella would look into this asin 150 lives would have just gone like that again after dana not so long ago!!!!
God Almighty will destroy them in their Hundrens they want to cause another trauma God will never allow it Sir ride on God is your support
Falana may seem to be right in what he is seeking for from the Airport Authorities but is restriction of movement at the airport when there is a VIP movement a bad thing? Is this the first time of restricting aircraft from landing when there is such movement or is it because he was in the flight? It is done all over the world even in the US. Assuming we have alternative airports for VIP's, it couldn't have happened. So Falana should thank God he landed safely and should think of other good things for Nigerians and not to demand for identity of a VIP. We have bribery scandals going forth and back in the country and he has not done anything or voice out the decadence in the society. Let him go and sit down joor.
Excuse me...what have those with SAN ever done??..apart from addressing themselves as such and most are political nowadays..
We purport to live in a democracy..damnit use it!!..at the polls..in the courts..exert your freedom of association when protesting..afterall most voted Jona in unfortunately..
As things stand nuff are practising guguru and ekpa democracy..where they dish out Bags of rice..5K in naira..and Asho ebi..of course people of ur ilk would tell..the respected Femi Falana to 4get about it..no wonder nothing works..cos u just fold ur hands..yes Linda..rant over!!
AMENx 1000
Like the lawyer has established in his argument that this is a violation of his civil right but everybody's civil rights are being violated and trampled on in Nigeria every day.
I have not been able to establish as a matter of logic or reasoning why air spaces should be closed for anybody and for any reason other than for a determined emergency landing of another aircraft in order to minimize imminent danger to thye landing aircraft.
However, they do this with impunity in this country. Iived in the United States for about 30 years and not even the president of the greatest country on the planet can slow down how much more closing an air space because he's about to take off or landing.
Am not sure why they do it, if they are scared for their life or just trying to show their supremacy over everybody else but this SHIT and other utter nonesense that are prevalent in this country oughtt to stop for God's sake.
There should be a class action suit against the Fed government, the NCAA and every other agency that is associated with this crap. Not in this country but at The Hague.
Linda you need to get this comments to Falana so he knows he has the backing of Nigerians.
Linda, what manner of lawyer will be relying on ordinary hearsay to prepare his case? Some lawyers cannot but hug media attention. Who told him? How reliable is the source? He and some other activists just like media attention.
But for God sake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Engilish...lemme wait for the result...via blackberry3310(china phone with 3 sim card slots)...yeah yeah, you guessed right...the same phone boko dey use contact Al queda
olu omo of d source, on this one i go follow u go and remember make we carry 235 atomic bombs to scatter dem head awon olorikori
Interesting! I am glad people like Falana still do exist in this country.
Correct guy! Action man lol. I sure say na pepe jona's wife lol
No VIP 4 heaven o, naija no d learn, if smtin had wat will d "VIP" say
9jadeltapikin... Na only naija Wƺ get vagabonds in power I ₪☺ knw who turn dem Τ̅☺ vip stupid people. Na God go purnish dem FF Wƺ D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ U̶̲̥̅̊я back abeg help us fine out n sue dem. Saymama said ds
My God will punish that VIP and the other VIP that closed the Air space during the Dana air crash. Plane crash will forever visit your generations to come...Amen
MILITARY ERA MENTALITY!
Perfect reply
Τ̅ђατ shows our leaders don't ve value for lives!barely 3wks after a major crash one miserable VIP delayed hundreds of pple. What if d plane dint have enof kero or wat if d plane developed issues de idiot will leave us weeping again(GOD FORBID) wen we've nt finished mourning those Τ̅ђατ died in d dana crash! Pple are unrepentant becos dey feel they can do anything and go away with it. GOD HELP US ALL.
Are u kidding me that "a lawyer is not and shouldn't be a politician" is that a joke or smthg? Is Obama not a lawyer, is Fashola not one, is current PM of Singapore not one? Or u probably want to say they are usually better leaders? And obviously you didn't read the article & just jumped straight to conclusion. Ignorance is no excuse in the court of law. Sure u're ignorant. Pls post my comment or sell this your laptop that swallow comment to buy MP3 o.
Don't you know sending comments without them being posted or approved can be disappointing & ESP more frustrating than BH threats ehh? Han Han.. Wetin sef???
As much as I dislike our current president, the truth is this is standard practice in most countries. Even the United States! I was once on a flight that had arrived Kansas City and was descending for landing when the pilot announced that Dick Cheney's plane was scheduled to take off in a few minutes and aircraft were not allowed to land or take off. So, we hovered for about 20 minutes before resuming our landing. It's a security precaution. An understandable one when you consider just how vulnerable being in a plane makes the heads of the 3 tiers of government. Read a few Tom Clancy books and you get why. So cut them some slack on rthis one. It's just that our leaders rarely merit sympathy or understanding even when they deserve it.
ahhhh.....wat nonsense who made the so called fool Vip? ok very idoitic person VIP dats what he is.on whose account will dana crash be recorded generation wiped out and one FOOL came out from no where to experiment his stupidity on humans again ahhhh THUNDER WILL STRICK U!!!! oga lawyer provided they dont shut ur month with moni.......God is with u and u have our unaltered support.....
maybe its a very important corpse because i dont know what the so called vip has contributed to the country that gives him the right to want to kill about 160 pple useless bloody nobodies may GOD punish them all
When foreigners starts advising you, you know you have serious problems.
These are not issues town hall meetings can solve, e don reach so tey Oyibo don join dey blast una. Shame on you
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