On their official plane travelling to Malta for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November 2015, former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his aides apparently experienced a potentially fatal incident.
The information is provided in Femi Adesina’s recently published book, “Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity (2015–2023).”
In the book, it is explained how, few seconds before landing, the Boeing 737 corporate jet encountered terrifying turbulence that made it swing dangerously and nearly topple over.
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President Buhari, who was visibly terrified, questioned the pilot and demanded an explanation for the strange landing. The pilot apologised right after, blaming the rapid shift in wind direction, or wind shear, for the mishap.
According to the account, the turbulence was so bad that President Buhari asked the pilot, “What kind of landing is this?” when the plane finally landed in Malta. Buhari was reportedly extremely scared. and the pilot was forced to apologise to the President as well as the other uneasy travellers.
The report disclosed, “A presidential jet is not immune from bad weather and the accompanying turbulence (many hours of that we experienced). Neither is it spared from what aviators call wind shear (a sudden change in the direction of the wind). We had a frightful experience).
“In November 2015, we had travelled to Malta to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, and it was an uneventful flight till the flight crew announced that we should get ready for landing.
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“Few seconds from touching the tarmac, the Boeing 737 business jet got buffeted from all sides and began to sway dangerously. On touching down, it pirouetted and gyrated like a drunken sailor; and was almost turning over.
“What kind of landing is this?”, Buhari is reported to have queried the frightened pilot, who immediately apologized to the then president.
“We have just experienced what is called wind shear, a sudden change in the direction of wind. Apologies Mr. President, and distinguished passengers,” the scared pilot replied Buhari on touching down safely.
The new book shows 94 nations that Buhari officially visited over his eight-year term, with the highest number being 19 travels in 2016, 18 in 2022, 16 in 2015, and 12 in 2018. The chapter is titled “Over 50 foreign trips… and a health scare.”
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