FG To Unveil Cenotaph In Honour Of Victim

Tomorrow makes it a year since 157 passengers lost their lives in a Dana plane that crashed in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos. The Federal Government will tomorrow unveil a cenotaph in honour of the victims of the crash to mark the one year remembrance of the tragic crash.
According to the Spokesman of aviation parastatals, Yakubu Dati, the industry has instituted a safety week which will be observed from June 3, 2013 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.
Dana Flight J9 992 took off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in the afternoon of June 3, 2012 and crashed about 10 nautical miles to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

There will also be a memorial service which will be presided over 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.
“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”.