cold: Of course,it is God's will. I wonder why all these so called religious folks are trying to shy away from the statement. God created everything,designed everything,knows everything,even before it happens but does nothing to stop it. Rightly claims in Isaiah 45 7 that he alone created good and evil. So what gives..?

Sincere 9gerian: It was a slip of tongue. She shouldn't have said accidents are inevitable. She later tried to make up for that error by saying "the Federal Government
would continue to ensure there
were no accidents".

geeez: When you put a woman who only knows about spas and necklaces in charge of flying machines, you will get disgusting comments like these

Anyway I'm not surprised, didn't her principal once say that terrorism is a global phenomenon and that it is perhaps Nigeria's turn?

Muscomide: Natural disasters, e.g tsunami, earthquakes and hurricanes, are acts of God or nature. A plane crashing minutes after take-off is not an act of God. Do the decent thing and resign as the buck stops with you, Minister.

Wsdm:
...Instead of attributing their failure to God and others.
The president also said after expending more than a quarter of our annual budget on security; " bombing is what we must Learn to live with".
When are all these people going to accept simple responsibility for their failure? It is as if the only responsibility they know is selves enrichment. Very shameless!

passion007:
To start with, what you have in quotes up there is Orisun editor's understanding of what the Minister said. She said accidents are an act of God (a phrase that refers to the occurrence of accidents despite preparedness) or a force majeure as Sterling pointed out, not that an accident is God's will (which is different and sounds crazy).

@Sterling:
I can't argue with that.
Her logic is skewed, no doubt.
The sequence makes it appear so.
It sounds safer that FG attempts to avoid accidents at all costs, yet recognizes their influence may not be completely effective aka that acts of God could topple their plans

I had to address Tolexander who is keen on making her appear insensitive.

Finally, we don't even have any evidence this accident was due to human error, so let's wait for the results of the inquiry before doling out blame.

Trippledots:

Eye witness account said the plane exploded mid air under 5mins of TO....so did d pilot light a cigar on board or what?? Nobody is saying people board planes so that they can have a taste of what it feels like to crashland, but why havent we gotten any positive experience from any air passenger while flying dat airline before? Why?! abi na God cause dat one too?...mstcheww. Abeg lets call a spade a spade jare.

passion007:
Ignorant people on this thread.
First, you should learn not to quote people out of context.
She clearly continued in the very next sentence:

She said notwithstanding this
reality, the Federal Government
would continue to ensure there
were no accidents.

Since you must be spoon-fed, let me explain it to you.
The Titanic, in its heyday, represented the best maritime technology could innovate, so much so that it's motto was "Not even God can sink it"
It capsized, eventually, as we know.

Kindly desist from painting Odua as insensitive.
More importantly, do not quote people out of context.

RIP to the victims of the accident once again.
.

chinchek: The Titanic, in its heyday, represented the best maritime technology could innovate, so much so that it's motto was "Not even God can sink it"
It capsized, eventually, as we know.


Be it known to u that that 'motto' was a disrespect to God Almighty Who created the 'creator' of the Titanic.
Be it also known to u that it was THAT ignoble and BLASPHEMOUS motto that led to the inevitable sinking of Titanic in 1912.
But 101 yrs later, mankind still wil not learn any lesson from the story of the Titanic.
I rest my case.

waternogetenemy: See the way they are quoting Stella Odua out of context. smh

Pataki:
Obviously, his witty sarcasm flies way over your head.

kingbang:

Haven't you heard the saying that God's ways are not that of man's? God can use such accidents to teach some lessons or achieve something. Anyway, this is not an excuse for not sanitizing our Aviation sector.

shits_happen: God will punish her for this thoughtless remark. For painting God cruel and blaming him for man's sheer negligence. For failure to do her duty as the minister of aviation and shifting the blame of the almighty. People suffer mishaps for three reasons:
1. Satan the devil who is the ruler of this system of things. James 4:4
2. Being at the right place at the wrong time (unforeseen occurrence) ecclesiastes 9:11
3. Man's inhumanity to man, mankind wickedness. Ecclesiastes 8:9

So madam minister I know u cant bear the blood of the victims in your head. But truth be told as am aware u know ur responsibilities as the aviation minister before u took the job. So if you have ever collected bribe instead of doing ya duties, then the blood of the victims are on your head. I wish it will also be on those of ur children

Troynow: Okay. She would have an accident soon and die in it...and it would be an act of God.

tnktosin:
What are you saying? The God I serve will not sacrifice people's lives to teach you a lesson. Accidents are not natural disasters and can always be prevented.

McLuhan: What a nauseating example of gratuitous and grandiloquent nonsense! Incompetence decked in makeup and mascara. Gold chains adorning a neck that has gobbled millions of tax payers' money, while at the same time uttering useless platitudes and blasphemous avowals of pretended piously. Spitting on the graves of the unfortunate dead. Can't you shut up if you have nothing to say? Thank your stars that this is Nigeria, because in saner climes, your pathetic butt would have been kicked out of that citadel of corruption that you call your office!

kaypound: our dear presido also once said terrorism is not a new thing maybe it is the turn of nigeria to experience its own (UN building bombing)..... also Professor CHINEDU NEBO with all his education will stand before senate screening committee to claim that witches, demons are hindering electricity supply in Nigeria & yet he was appointed as minister of power so I do not blame her.... our leaders are all dumbasses.