Airlines Considering Appointing Ibom Air Passenger, Comfort Emmmason Ambassador For Good Conduct

Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said airline operators are considering appointing Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger recently released from prison, as an ambassador for good passenger conduct.

Emmanson was jailed after an incident on an Ibom Air flight but secured her release on Wednesday following government intervention and the withdrawal of the airline’s complaint.

Keyamo made this known in a statement on X on Wednesday, noting that the role being considered for Emmanson, and for Fuji star Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1, in a separate case, would be voluntary and without financial benefits

“Whilst the Aviation agencies are considering using KWAM 1 for such a role, in my discussion last night with the Airline Operators of Nigeria, they are also looking at the option of using Ms. Comfort Emmanson, who has also shown remorse, as their own Ambassador for good passenger conduct.

He, however, said the decision is left to airline operators.

“It is left for the AON to work out those details since she has been actually released from prison custody today based on my earlier statement”, he stated.

He emphasised that such ambassadorial roles are not official positions and have been given to repentant individuals by past Nigerian governments.

“It is akin to community service”, the Minister added.

Recalls that Emmanson was involved in an altercation with Ibom Air on August 10, an issue that attracted mixed reactions among Nigerians.Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, otherwise called KI De Ultimate, tried to stop a plane from taxiing