Tochi Okechukwu, the popular Nigerian reality TV star, who is more simply known as Tochi, has slammed the Federal Government’s decision to appoint Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, known as KWAM 1, as an aviation security ambassador.
In a post on his Instagram story, Tochi reacted to the development, using the incident to reflect on how many people may have been wrongly jailed or persecuted in the past simply because their stories did not gain attention on social media.
Naija News reports that he described the move as troubling, asking how an individual accused of preventing a plane from taking off could later be given such an appointment.
Tochi suggested that the decision represented a new low in public service standards.
He wrote: “From this airline situation, just imagine the number of people that have been wrongly jailed or persecuted just because social media didn’t carry their story.. just imagine
“An ordinary civilian prevented a whole plane from taking off and you guys made him aviation security ambassador. That’s a new low even for Us.”
His comments come after the Federal Government reduced KWAM 1’s flight ban from six months to one month.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) also announced plans to work with him to promote proper airport security protocol.
