In response to the current controversy surrounding his actions at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the Federal Government has announced intentions to appoint Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, often known as KWAM 1, a Fuji star, as an ambassador for appropriate airport security protocol.
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, revealed this on Wednesday in a statement detailing answers to recent instances of disruptive conduct at Nigerian airports.
According to Keyamo, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had decided to shorten KWAM 1’s flight prohibition to one month and will collaborate with the performer to raise awareness of appropriate behavior in the airspace industry.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will lead the engagement process. ” The NCAA intends to decrease his flight ban to a one-month period. Additionally, FAAN will collaborate with the musician in order to enlist him as an advocate for appropriate airport security procedures in the future.
”Having publicly demonstrated penitence, the NCAA is also to withdraw its criminal complaints against KWAM 1 earlier lodged with the police,” the statement added.
The minister noted that the decision followed petitions from well-meaning citizens, as well as KWAM 1’s public expression of penitence for the August 5 incident in which he reportedly hindered a ValueJet aircraft’s progress.
Additionally, Keyamo disclosed that the NCAA would drop its criminal charges against the performer.
The development comes days after the musician apologised to the public, stating the flask he carried on the day of the event contained water for medicinal reasons and not alcohol, as was suggested by security staff.
The minister warned that the government was still dedicated to upholding safety and security regulations in the aviation industry while highlighting that the mercy was granted on “compassionate grounds.”
While trying to board a ValueJet flight to Lagos on August 5, KWAM 1 got into a fight with airline employees and security guards at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
He was charged with carrying a prohibited flask that was allegedly filled with alcohol, spilling its contents on staff, and then allegedly preventing the plane from taxiing by walking onto the tarmac.
In addition to filing a criminal complaint with the police, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority first put him on a six-month no-fly list for violating aviation safety laws.
