Ogunmola Sowemimo celebrated as 1st Nigerian female pilot to fly for Qatar Airways
- Ogunmola Sowemimo is the first Nigerian female Boeing 787 pilot and the first Nigerian female pilot to fly for Qatar Airways
- She was recently celebrated by the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa
- Nigerians bombarded Dabiri-Erewa's post with questions on the fate of the Nigerian Airways
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A lady identified as Ogunmola Sowemimo has been celebrated as the first Nigerian female Boeing 787 pilot and the first Nigerian female pilot to fly for Qatar Airways.
The chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, took to her Twitter page to celebrate Nigerian pilot.
She shared a picture of the young lady and wrote:
"Today Qatar Air operated its inaugural flight to Abuja, Nigeria. And our own Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo was on the right seat as she assisted Captain Khan Sameer Ali. Adeola is the first Nigerian female Boeing 787 Pilot and the first Nigerian female Pilot to fly for Qatar Airways."
As some Nigerians took to the comment section to congratulate the pilot, others including former lawmaker Shehu Sani simply used the opportunity to ask Dabiri-Erewa questions about Nigerian Airways.
Source: Twitter
The former lawmaker that represent Kaduna Central at the upper chamber wrote:
"My sister,Update on Nigeria Air needed."
A tweep with the handle @IamWordshot commented:
"This is actually a shame! We are celebrating another airline coming into our country, and our national flying as their pilot. Why cant we have an airline like @qatarairways that our pilots can fly? What do we really have in this country we can be proud of?"
@engr_rgtt wrote:
"They are always here to celebrate what is not, If she say oh She flew Nigerian airline promised by their administration to so and so country. We for say them talk and do. Shey if na like that Qatar dey do, dem go get airline fly?"
@engr_rgtt commented:
"They are always here to celebrate what is not, If she say oh She flew Nigerian airline promised by their administration to so and so country. We for say them talk and do. Shey if na like that Qatar dey do, dem go get airline fly?"
@f4X4nsFEZG2eVqu wrote:
"Congratulations Adeola. Without Nigeria, there can never be you. You're worth celebrating. More power to your elbows."
Below are other reactions:
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In other news, a video has emerged in which a female Nigerian Air Force pilot identified as Flying Officer OO Oke was spotted flying the L-39ZA.
In the video, which was posted on Twitter by @Jakepor21, Oke could be seen flying solo on the L-39ZA, becoming the first female pilot to do so in the history of 403 Flying Training School Kano.
It should be noted that female pilots in the Air Force are making history by achieving what their male counterparts have achieved.
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