On behalf of all Nigerian workers, we condole with the
families and friends of all those who lost their lives in the air crash
involving Dana Airline yesterday, Sunday 3rd June in Lagos.
From reports, it is obvious that the crash could have been
averted if the appropriate regulatory agencies were effective in their
responsibilities.
The airplane involved was reported to have been faulty and
this is to the knowledge of the management of the airline.
We urge the Federal Government to urgently overhaul the
industry, review the licenses of all airlines operating in Nigeria, including
foreign airlines, conduct proper checks on the airworthiness of all the
aircrafts before renewing the licenses of all the airlines. We believe the
safety of all air travelers in Nigeria should be paramount to the regulatory
agencies as well as the airlines that seem to have placed their priority only
on profit and not safety.
We specifically urge the government to do a thorough,
transparent and far reaching investigation of this particular crash. Indeed,
the management of the airline should immediately be suspended, apprehended,
properly investigated, prosecuted and judicially punished if found guilty of
negligence or related misconducts as being speculated.
We believe the government should not wait for a repeat of
this monumental disaster to reoccur before taking steps to protect the lives of
all categories of air travelers within the Nigerian airspace as it is obvious
that no one is excluded from the dangers the air industry obviously portend.
We pray that God should give the families and friends of all
those who lost their lives in the crash the fortitude to bear the loss.
Abdulwahed Omar
President
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