Why Air Peace aircraft could not land at Ekiti Airport

Air Peace has clarified the reason why the aircraft scheduled to pick up Allen Onyema, its chairman and CEO and his team on Saturday evening could not land in Ekiti airport.

According to the airline, an unfavourable weather condition that day made the pilot reroute the flight back to Lagos.

In a statement, Ejike Ndiulo, the head, corporate communications, Air Peace Limited, stated that the airline is aware of some reports that the Chairman/CEO of Air Peace Limited, was stranded for over 24 hours at the Ekiti State Agro Allied International Cargo Airport due to the airport’s lack of navigational aids on his recent visit to Ekiti.

Ndiulo stated that the report is false, inaccurate and misleading, describing it as a “deliberate misrepresentation of facts designed to malign Air Peace and its leadership.”

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“The claim that his pilot took a risky manoeuvre to exit Ekiti airport to Lagos is an outright fabrication that irresponsibly suggests a breach of aviation safety protocols—something Air Peace would never engage in,” he added.

He explained that the aircraft scheduled to pick up Onyema and his team on Saturday evening could not land in Ekiti due to poor weather conditions (heavy rain), adding that as a standard safety precaution, the flight was rerouted back to Lagos.

“This is a routine occurrence in global aviation and not a reflection of any inadequacy on the part of the airport.

“At no point did any Air Peace flight engage in unsafe operations, contrary to the false narrative pushed by Sahara Reporters. Air Peace upholds the highest international aviation safety standards, with safety as our top priority,” Ndiulo explained.

He said at Air Peace, safety is not just a priority but a fundamental precondition for all our activities.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.