The Federal Government has
instituted an annual aviation safety programme in memory of the victims of the
June 3, 2012 Dana Air crash.
To mark the one year
remembrance of the crash, which killed over 157 persons in Lagos, the Federal
Government said it would unveil a cenotaph in their memory on Monday (today).
The aircraft, marked J9 992,
took off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and crashed at
Iju Ishaga on the outskirts of Lagos.
The Ministry of Aviation
spokesperson, Mr. Yakubu Dati, said, “The safety week will be observed from
June 3, 2013, and will be done every year in honour of those who lost their lives
in one of the most tragic accidents in the history of air transport in
Nigeria.”
Dati said the Bishop of
Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, would lead the church service for the ceremony,
while the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah would be the chief host.
The ceremony, he said, would
climax with the unveiling of the cenotaph.
He added that the safety
week would start with the evaluation of the actions the ministry had taken to
improve safety in the industry.
According to him, there has
been the introduction of some safety critical equipment since the Dana Air
crash.
Dati said the ministry had
given safety and security priority in line with the Technical and
Administrative Review Committee’s recommendations.
He said, “In
the last one year, there has been improvement in communication, navigation and
installation of modern surveillance equipment in all the airports in the
country. There have been massive training and human capacity development of Air
Traffic Controllers and other technical personnel of all the agencies in the
aviation sector.”
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