DAME JONATHAN WAS NOT DENIED ACCESS TO VIP LOUNGE- FAAN.

DAME JONATHAN WAS NOT DENIED ACCESS TO VIP LOUNGE- FAAN.

DAME JONATHAN WAS NOT DENIED ACCESS TO VIP LOUNGE- FAAN.
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The former First Lady of Nigeria Dame Patient Jonathan was rumoured to have been stopped from using the VIP lounge of the Port-Harcourt international airport. But the FAAN said it was not so because Dame Jonathan had only gone to Port Harcourt on a private visit.

Sources at the airport also alleged that the former First Lady was denied access to the private lounge by security operatives of FAAN, who was said to have been working on orders from “above.”

But according to FAAN, “The former First Lady’s convoy was only restricted access to the foot of the aircraft during boarding formalities at the airport which is in line with international aviation best practices, which was strictly for safety reasons, as laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

Contrary to the general believe that the First Lady was denied access to the use of the VIP Lounge of the airport, the FAAN authorities immediately corrected the notion by insisting that it is misleading and mischievous, stressing that the wife of former President was not denied access to “the VIP lounge at the airport but her convoy was only stopped from gaining access to the tarmac where her aircraft was parked.

In an attempt to correct this popular believe, a quick reminder of such occurrences relating to former President Goodluck Jonathan was cited, during his recent trip from the same airport, the former president had to walk to the aircraft from the protocol lounge, in recognition of this ICAO regulation.”

FAAN further explained that family members of former Presidents were officially entitled to use the VIP lounge, adding that Dame Jonathan would never be denied that privilege.

It further explains that no such thing happened as Dame Jonathan, like other family members of former Presidents and other designated principal officers of government, are officially entitled to the usage of airport VIP and protocol lounges under the management of FAAN.”


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