Dana aircrash: Senate demands comprehensive probe of aircraft
Senate President, David Mark
The Senate on Monday asked the Federal Government to carry out a thorough investigation of all operators in the nation’s aviation industry.
It said that the probe should not be limited to Dana Airline that crashed in Lagos on Sunday, killing 153 people on board.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Information, Media and Public Affairs, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, made the call in a statement.
Abaribe said that the country could not afford to go back to the “anxiety-prone aviation dark ages.”
He said, "The Senate demands nothing but a holistic investigation of the remote and immediate cause of the Sunday crash devoid of rhetoric.
"The Senate would also insist that the probe this time should not be limited to Dana Airline and their fleet, but all the aircrafts being operated in Nigeria.
"We had thought that Nigeria has landed in the golden era of safe aviation industry where all the standard codes that conform with international best practices are complied with.
"It is therefore unfortunate that the latest incident suggests ominously that we may be headed for the aviation dark ages.
"The Senate is therefore prepared to support every effort that would strengthen the industry, keep our sky safer and prevent the industry from retrogressing."
The Senate, Abaribe said is deeply touched and mourn the dead in the ill- fated plane, while also consoling the families of the victims.
Russia condoles Nigeria over plane crash
The Russian government on Monday joined other nations to condole with Nigeria over the fatal Dana airplane crash on Sunday.
A statement issued by the Russian Embassy in Nigeria contained the transcription of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s message as sent to President Goodluck Jonathan.
L-R: Joel, Esther and Chisom Okechukwu who lost their parents when the Dana airplane crashed and affected their home on Sunday. Photo: Miriam Ndikanwu
It said that the probe should not be limited to Dana Airline that crashed in Lagos on Sunday, killing 153 people on board.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Information, Media and Public Affairs, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, made the call in a statement.
Abaribe said that the country could not afford to go back to the “anxiety-prone aviation dark ages.”
He said, "The Senate demands nothing but a holistic investigation of the remote and immediate cause of the Sunday crash devoid of rhetoric.
"The Senate would also insist that the probe this time should not be limited to Dana Airline and their fleet, but all the aircrafts being operated in Nigeria.
"We had thought that Nigeria has landed in the golden era of safe aviation industry where all the standard codes that conform with international best practices are complied with.
"It is therefore unfortunate that the latest incident suggests ominously that we may be headed for the aviation dark ages.
"The Senate is therefore prepared to support every effort that would strengthen the industry, keep our sky safer and prevent the industry from retrogressing."
The Senate, Abaribe said is deeply touched and mourn the dead in the ill- fated plane, while also consoling the families of the victims.
Russia condoles Nigeria over plane crash
The Russian government on Monday joined other nations to condole with Nigeria over the fatal Dana airplane crash on Sunday.
A statement issued by the Russian Embassy in Nigeria contained the transcription of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s message as sent to President Goodluck Jonathan.
Fashola rescues three kids from crash site
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L-R: Joel, Esther and Chisom Okechukwu who lost their parents when the Dana airplane crashed and affected their home on Sunday. Photo: Miriam Ndikanwu
…Takes their custody
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has rescued and taken custody of three kids whose parents have been missing since the DANA airplane crashed into their Iju-Ishaga home on Sunday.
The homeless children; Joel Okechukwu (11), Chisom Okechukwu (9) and Esther Okechukwu, whose age could not be immediately ascertained, were wandering around when they were spotted and rescued by the governor during his visit to the site on Monday.
The children, who are now at the Government House, Ikeja, were sent on errands by their parents, Mr. Jeremiah Okechukwu and Mrs. Josephine Okechukwu, when the aircraft hit their home and reduced it to a rubble.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that emergency response officials still working on the crash site had yet to ascertain whether the couple were dead or still trapped in the debris.
Briefing journalists on the kids’ rescue, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba, said they would remain with the governor until some of their relatives were identified.
``As things are now, the kids will remain with the governor here at Alausa. It`s so unfortunate that we cannot find the parents, but Joel, the eldest of the kids, has mentioned to us a particular uncle of theirs.
``He said the uncle`s name is Anthony Okechukwu and that he lives in Abuja. We are trying to establish links with him and inform him of the situation of the kids. We want the public to help us in this search.
``Of course, the governor is very willing to assist the kids, but the government thinks we should still know their relations.
``The kids are safe and they are being taken care of at Government House,'' he stated.
Ibirogba said the children had passed Sunday night in the home of an unnamed Samaritan in the neighbourhood before they were seen and picked up by the governor during his visit to the area on Monday.
The governor had, during the visit, described the plane crash as shocking and emotionally devastating, expressing his condolences to the families of the 153 victims.
Fashola later visited some of the victims of the crash at the Emergency Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), in Ikeja.
The homeless children; Joel Okechukwu (11), Chisom Okechukwu (9) and Esther Okechukwu, whose age could not be immediately ascertained, were wandering around when they were spotted and rescued by the governor during his visit to the site on Monday.
The children, who are now at the Government House, Ikeja, were sent on errands by their parents, Mr. Jeremiah Okechukwu and Mrs. Josephine Okechukwu, when the aircraft hit their home and reduced it to a rubble.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that emergency response officials still working on the crash site had yet to ascertain whether the couple were dead or still trapped in the debris.
Briefing journalists on the kids’ rescue, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba, said they would remain with the governor until some of their relatives were identified.
``As things are now, the kids will remain with the governor here at Alausa. It`s so unfortunate that we cannot find the parents, but Joel, the eldest of the kids, has mentioned to us a particular uncle of theirs.
``He said the uncle`s name is Anthony Okechukwu and that he lives in Abuja. We are trying to establish links with him and inform him of the situation of the kids. We want the public to help us in this search.
``Of course, the governor is very willing to assist the kids, but the government thinks we should still know their relations.
``The kids are safe and they are being taken care of at Government House,'' he stated.
Ibirogba said the children had passed Sunday night in the home of an unnamed Samaritan in the neighbourhood before they were seen and picked up by the governor during his visit to the area on Monday.
The governor had, during the visit, described the plane crash as shocking and emotionally devastating, expressing his condolences to the families of the 153 victims.
Fashola later visited some of the victims of the crash at the Emergency Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), in Ikeja.
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