Loyola Jesuit College (LJC) recently launched “The Sosoliso Plane Crash- Our story,” a book written in memory of the 60 students who died during the December 10th 2005 Sosoliso plane crash in Port Harcourt.

The memorial mass/book launch, which took place on December 5th, 2010 at the school campus in Abuja, featured a Mass, Orchestra and Choir renditions directed by Mr. Jude Nnam, a respected musicologist.

Fr. Ubong Attai S.J, LJC’s Chaplain, described the book launch as a very successful event. “…I think it went very well.  Lots of emotions still at play…for me it was a success. It has actually achieved something we have always wanted- to celebrate them, no longer to mourn them but to celebrate the life they led for having touched our own lives and for the fact that they are now our angels in heaven,” he said.

“The old cliché says once there is life, there is always hope. Although things have not changed that much, there was a bold step made by the President then, Olusegun Obasajo, after the plane crash, to begin to sanitize the aviation system. So far we have not had any plane crash, which meant something was done. …We hope that we the people of this generation and the children growing up will learn from the mistake of the past, the mistake of our parents so that they (we) could take a bold steps towards doing something better than what our parents have done," he added.

Mr. Frank Nwokocha, the Convener and Co-coordinator of the Loyola Union, who organized the event, said “this book is the product of a painstaking effort to couch our deep feelings and to tell a story, albeit a sad one, with a view to reminding Nigerians, especially stakeholders in the aviation sector, that there is an urgent need to cleanse the system of whatever flaws led to the tragic end of our dear Angels and in turn establish efficiency and trust, not only in the aviation, but also in all spheres of our life as a people…to the bereaved, we counsel: consolation comes from the Almighty God who knows all things, look up to him.”

Honorable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who reviewed the book, described it as “ a must-read with lots of lesson to learn from.”

Full details here: http://www.cp-africa.com/2010/12/08/sosoliso-plane-crash-story-loyola-jesuit-college/

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