President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has declared a three-day period of national mourning for victims the Dana plane crash in Lagos today [June 3].
In a statement on the incident by
his spokesman, Reuben Abati, President Jonathan who has cancelled all his
public engagements scheduled for tomorrow, has also directed that the Nigerian
flag be flown at half-mast for the three days of national mourning.
He has ordered full investigation
into the crash.
In compliance with the President’s
directive, Abati said the Minister of
Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah has already left Abuja for Lagos to oversee the
crash investigations and present an interim report to the federal government as
soon as possible.
While condoning with the families
of all those who lost their lives in the
plane crash, the President noted that the incident has sadly plunged the nation
into further sorrow on a day when Nigerians were already in grief over the loss
of many other innocent lives in the church bombing in Bauchi State.
President Jonathan assured air
travellers in the country that every possible effort will be made to ensure
that the right lessons are learnt from the tragic loss of valuable lives in
today’s plane crash and that further measures will be put in place to boost
aviation safety in the country.
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