BREAKING: FAAN SHUTS DOWN KFC OVER DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FORMER OGUN GOV'S SON

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At the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos State, a KFC location has been closed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.

FAAN announced this on Thursday in a statement that was signed by Mrs. Obiageli Orah, the organization’s director of public affairs and consumer protection.

The fast-food restaurant broke Lagos State Statute on People with Special Needs, Part C, Section 55 of General Provisions on Discrimination, according to the statement headed “FAAN shuts down KFC outlet at MMIA.”

The statement went on to say that the decision was in response to a passenger with reduced mobility’s social media report alleging that he was subjected to discriminatory treatment at the airport.

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It read, “In line with Lagos State law on People with Special Needs, Part C, section 55 of General Provisions on Discrimination which states that “A person shall not deprive another person of access to any place, vehicle or facility that members of the public are entitled to enter or use on the basis of the disability of that person”, the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has closed the KFC facility at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with effect from March 28, 2024.

“This is as a result of a social media report by a Passenger with Reduced Mobility (PRM), alleging discriminatory treatment he received at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

“The MD/CE of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi, Kuku intervened swiftly by deploying a management team comprising the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah; the Regional Manager South West, Mr. Sunday Ayodele; Ag. General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ijeoma Nwosu-Igbo and the International Terminal Manager, Mr. Kerri, to investigate the allegation.”

FAAN said, “It is based on the findings of the team that FAAN has shut down the KFC facility at the MMA, where the incident occurred.

“The authority has instructed that the KFC Management should tender an unreserved apology, in writing, to the affected PRM and a policy statement of non-discrimination be written and pasted conspicuously at the door post of their facility at MMIA before it resumes operation.

“FAAN uses this medium to express our unreserved apology to the affected Passenger with Reduced Mobility and assures all airport users that we shall continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the rights of every passenger are not infringed upon.”

Adebola Daniel, the victim of the abuse and the son of former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, described his ordeal at the airport KFC in a series of tweets published on Wednesday using his X handle, @DebolaDaniel.

Wheelchair user Daniel called his experience “the worst sort of public humiliation” he had ever experienced.