LocalChamp: Lagos Assembly urges Reps to conduct enquiry
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Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji •Lawmakers demand resignation of Aviation minister


The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday urged the House of Representatives to probe the immediate and remote causes of the Dana Air crash on Sunday and make its findings public.

Saka Faunmi, who represents Ifako-Ijaye 1 Constituency – where the disaster occurred - raised a motion under Matter of Urgent Public Importance.

He said the decadence in aviation is due to the “consistent and persistent neglect of the relevant agencies of government in exercising necessary regulations”.

According to him, this has resulted in airlines ignoring checks on their aircraft and risking the lives of Nigerians as well as destroying people’s confidence in the industry.

Olatunji Edet (Oshodi/Isolo II) said Dana Air should be charged with “manslaughter” because of its alleged negligence that led to the crash.

He said: “Dana Air must be sued for its negligence and ineptitude that claimed the lives of innocent Nigerians because it was learnt that the aircraft was faulty and it could not fly in Uyo. But few minutes later, the Dana management was said to have ordered the aircraft to take off from Abuja without any consideration for the people’s lives. The airline operator must be mandated to face the music and those who are culpable must be brought to book.”

Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu I) blamed the crash on the relaxed government policy in aviation.

The lawmaker noted that if there were strict laws on passengers’ safety, no airline - local or international - would toy with the people’s lives.

He said: “In less than 10 days, we have been mourning; not because God hates us but because our government is not sensitive to the people’s lives and property. Many lives were lost in the last week twin accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Thereafter, the mother of all tragedy struck last Sunday, when about 153 people died instantly.

“Government policy is one of our problems, because the government refuses to fix the roads and ensure that aviation policy is effective. We should beg Mr. President to find a lasting solution to this ugly incident because we cannot continue to fold our arms and watch people die like chickens.”

Moshood Oshun (Lagos Mainland II) said whenever a disaster claims people’s lives in Nigeria, some people refer to the Western world.

The lawmaker noted that though people are calling for the probe of the crash, they should ask the government for the outcome of previous probes of plane crashes.

He said: “It is sad that we usually make reference to the Western world whenever a sad event occurs in Nigeria. My question is: what have we learnt from what happened in the last few years? If the government institutes a probe panel, what will come out of it?

“Until somebody is held culpable and dealt with very seriously, such incidents will continue to recur. It is not enough to set up a probe panel. Are we really ready to sincerely do something to prevent future occurrence?”

Rasaq Balogun (Surulere I) said Aviation Minister Stella Oodua should resign immediately.

He said: “This is because you cannot pretend to be active when many lives are being lost due to the negligence and ineptitude of your ministry. It was indeed a sad day and it could have been anyone of us. The Federal Government needs to do something urgently to prevent future occurrence.”

Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji noted that lack of maintenance culture has been the major problem of local airlines.

He said aircraft are allowed to fly for as long as they like, notwithstanding the age of the engines.

Ikuforiji said: “The year of the aircraft is not the problem, as agitated by many people. But lack of maintenance culture has been the problem of local airlines in Nigeria. We need to talk to ourselves as Nigerians to know exactly what is wrong with us. This is because it is virtually everything that we do wrong. If we do something right, it appears it happened by mistake.



“Aircraft are made to fly for as long as many years as possible. But what do the operators do with them? It appears we don’t care much about people’s lives. In the past 33 years, we have had more than 40 air crashes that claimed many lives, despite the fact that air transportation is believed to be the safest. The avoidable ghastly accidents happened last Thursday and Friday and early last Sunday. Boko Haram also struck in Bauchi, after which the Dana aircraft saga occurred.”

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/49183-lagos-assembly-urges-reps-to-conduct-enquiry.html

Are we ready to pay the professional laborers that will do the job? professional aircraft maintenance laborers not (office hingineers) don't work for minimum wages because the are laborers. they can kill us also just like the medical doctors are killing us.

You need to urgently consult babalawo, Ifa will tell you all outcome and etutu will prevent the bad to happen to you.

when hand job starts turn to pregnant, na wa for the girl o!

RIP

na too much epe on politicians cos ham!

those politicians on board were the principal cause of the accident, the too much epe you guys puring on them everyday eventually worked. The stone we aim at the market will not only kill the bad guys,

this is what i'm saying, we gonna find it difficult to move forward. let FG deal with BH and stop using MASSOB to balance equation.

CHESSBOARD: THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WILL EQUATE THESE LOST ONES, I BELIEVE MANY PPLE DAT DIED IN THIS CRASH HAVE MORE THAN $100K IN THEIR ACCOUNT ALREADY

You are right - na rich people dey fly for naija. hope dey compensate those affected on the ground.

When den go start paying the money?

The building go collapse soon!

otokx: What type of a course is Business Information? See wayo of the highest order; that is how we continue to deceive ourselves in this Nigeria.

modern typist

life_style: Lecturers in Government Universities are sadist

I have been on my Phd For over 20years now

Phd on what?

all the guys that read aircraft maintenance na office with engineer title get them, blowing grammar. since they can do the job means no one to train the professional laborers then everything pafuka.

thank God sey the thin collapse on time.

make retartdeen go cry again!

Super1759: Why is that soldier laughing behind GEJ,is it fuNny? Mchewwwwwwwwwwww

na soldier dead na nothing to him besides he is on drug.

Delight_Tv: Prophetic Ugo Wems losses younger sister and kids in the ill fated Dana air crash.
These kids were coming to visit Nigeria for the first time.
May their souls rest in peace

Kamsiyonna Anyene
Kayimarachi Anyene
Kayineochi Anyene
Mamuna Anyene

very sad indeed! RIP

na bigmen dey fly, RIP all concerned.

waja: Who knows tomorrow?

that's the reason Life insurance is inevitable, to help the children financially.

Wallie: The OP spoke about acquiring some skills before traveling abroad and I firmly agree! Here are a few things I would do over or have learnt along the way:

1. Learn how to fix cars – even if you’re coming here as a student because you will save yourself a lot of money over your lifetime. You can even use your skills to get a side job while in school. My mechanic charges $125 per hour and typically charges a minimum of 1 hour even for the most mundane thing!

2. Learn how to type properly if you’re going to be a student and/or white collar professional.

3. Learn how to sew (tailoring)

4. Learn how to braid and weave hair – you can make a quick few hundred dollars tax fee on weekends, especially if you’re a student.
You will be paying for a blue collar skill whether you like it or not and you will quickly realize that you can save a lot of money by doing the easy things yourself or charging people that can’t!


Things not to worry about
1. Getting rid of your accent – that will eventually come if you immigrate at an early enough age and even then it will take time, especially for men. All you really have to do is learn to speak clearly and “slowly”.

2. Making it right away – success comes with hard work except if you’re lucky or highly talented.

Good advice! include birikila, capinta, eletrician, you are sure of good life. you don't need to be highly talented to live a good life.

In Yankee, every profession is being respected.

christ4kay: Shame to bad Pple. Let me congratulate the professionals! As for those that were employed during the crises congratulate you too. Pls appreciate your colleagues who went ob strike for you to.be employed.@ fashola thank your star that you recalled them many of your road flowers wwould have perish. Yeye! You don't have money to pay doctors but waste money on flowwrs....OLODO!!!!!!!

you can see where your level of reasoning end. tell us what is preventive medicine? OLODO calling another person OLODO

The student in that photo is senseless just as the retardeen, he can as well post something more sensible to express is feeling.

52 yias no electricity, pregnant women dying during labor owning to excessive intake of CO yet the wan us to remain chigidi.

okay make we take faith sey good things no bi for black people na o.

fine-boy stay India jare dey enjoy yaself. money na money

Egypt superior pass us small, den fit do that.

make una enjoy the money, after nothing the government go use the money for than chop it.

OP, give ham belle make we see, abi you fit like retardeen.

all the same she no dey anywhere, even if she like make she sell herself. = no development go happen.

ariyokunle: "Qualification"- especially in wat? "Skills"- such as? Pls explain,tanks.

auto mechanic - okay mekaniki, taxi driver, birikila, kapinta plus any english to explain yourself. mind you correct grammar not needed.