Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo was recently involved in a near plane mishap as the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft he boarded had difficulties in landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Obasanjo and other 393 passengers in the plane, however, were not harmed as the experienced pilot landed them safely. The former president who was returning from a conference in Addis Ababa when the Ethiopian Airlines he boarded found it difficult to land due to wind interference and rainfall. 
In an interview with premium times, Obasanjo recounted his experience as he revealed he was unbothered by the incident. He said: ”I was on Ethiopian Airline. Rain just came down heavily. The pilot thought he could land. And he landed. He touched down. But I think he took a swift decision that he had to take off again. So he took off. If he did not, I think he probably would have overrun the runway. 
He then apologized and said he would try to land again. He tried again, and we landed safely. And we all clapped. He touched the ground. Then he took off and apologized and landed again at about 12.30. We spent just about 10 minutes in the air before we landed again. While it all happened, I was reading my papers. One man, who was next to me, said, ‘Oga you no worry?’ I said, ‘Íf I worry, what will I do? If you are on a plane and you have a situation like this, why should you worry?’ I left everything in the hands of God” 
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