By Kamsi Anayo
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu narrowly escaped death as his boarded aircraft crash-landed at the Ibadan Airport in Oyo state.
It was learnt that the incident happened on Friday night.
However, it could not be ascertained if the minister or those on board sustained any injury in the incident.
According to the report, the aircraft had departed from Abuja to Ibadan.
The chartered aircraft, Flint Short Aero, an HS 125 with the registration number 5N-AMM, was also said to have had an initial contact with the control tower at 18:56 seeking an extension, which was granted by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).
However, the aircraft landed short of the threshold by about 50 metres and skidded into a bushy ditch close to the runway.
The incident happened after the Nigerian Metrological Agency, NiMET, issued a travel warning based on hazy weather.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had also advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather as the dry season approaches.