It seems like just yesterday but exactly a year ago, about 160 people lost their lives in a ghastly plane crash. The Dana aircraft was heading to lagos from abuja before it could land, it crashed in iju-Ishaga lagos state.
The Federal Government will tomorrow unveil a cenotaph in honour of the victims.
According to the Spokesman of aviation parastatals, Yakubu Dati, also in honour of the victims of the crash, the industry has instituted a safety week which will be observed from today and this will be done every year in the honour of those who lost their lives in one of the most tragic accidents in the history of air transport in Nigeria.
There will also be a memorial service which will be presided by the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah. .The Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah is the chief host and the ceremony will climax with the unveiling of the cenotaph.
The safety week would kick off with the appraisal of the actions that had been taken by the aviation industry to improve safety in the sector and the lessons learnt by concerned authorities over the tragic crash.
Dati said “The Ministry of Aviation has initiated a programme, the `Victims Family Insurance Programme, which is designed to provide additional compensation in case of future occurrence of air accident in the country and this is in addition to the plan to set up airlines operators insurance compensation”.
May their souls rest in peace
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