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Dana plane crash: Mark, Tambuwal, others condole with families

Following Sunday’s Dana plane crash that left now fewer than 153 people dead after it plunged into a densely populated area of Iju-Agege area in … Continue reading Dana plane crash: Mark, Tambuwal, others condole with families


Following Sunday’s Dana plane crash that left now fewer than 153 people dead after it plunged into a densely populated area of Iju-Agege area in Lagos, prominent Nigerians have continued to express shock and regret over the incident.

President of the Senate, Senator David Mark on Monday said that the double plane crash which involved the Nigeria Cargo plane and DANA Airline in Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria respectively deeply troubles him.

Mr Mark who sympathised with victims of the separate crashes said that the Senate will investigate and get to the root of the unfortunate incident.

“I feel so sad and heartbroken hearing the news of this ugly incident. It is quite unfortunate and disheartening. We mourn the loss of lives and pray God to put a stop to every form of evil in our land.

“The Senate will definitely investigate the cause of this ugly incident to checkmate any future occurrence,” Mr Mark said.

He sympathised with the families of the victims of the crashes, and prayed for God to grant the dead eternal rest.

He however charged airline operators in Nigeria to be more alive to their responsibilities and make safety their priority.

On his part, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, said he received with great shock and sadness, the news of the crash of the Dana Airline in Lagos.

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Imam Imam, Mr Tambuwal condoled with the families of the victims and prayed to the Almighty God to grant them eternal rest.

He described the crash as “unfortunate and a national tragedy” saying that the incident came at a time Nigeria made giant strides in the area of aviation safety.

“This is a one of the incidents that should not deter Nigerians from traveling by air,” Mr Tambuwal said.

The senate committee chairman on Aviation, Hope Uzodinma described the crash as shocking, just as he called for an intensive investigation of the incident to ascertain the remote cause.

Mr Uzodinma called for an immediate probe into the air accident by the necessary authorities in the aviation ministry.

The probe according to the Senator will help to unearth the cause and avert future occurrence.

Commiserating with families of the victims, Mr Uzodinma said that his committee was bent on putting in place laws that would guarantee the safety of air travellers in the country.

Reacting too, the deputy president of the senate, Ike Ekweremadu like others also expressed shock over the crash which has thrown the nation into mourning, saying it was “most unfortunate, shocking and emotionally devastating”.

“This is shocking beyond words, especially given the noticeable efforts at repositioning the nation’s aviation industry and when we thought we had put the air disasters of early 2000s behind us.

“We must therefore work together as a nation to get to the root of the mishap, strengthen air safety, and arrest any form of relapse in this critical sector,” he added.

He sent his heartfelt condolences to those who lost their loved ones and called on Nigerians to remain calm and pray for the peaceful repose of the souls of the dead.