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A Federal lawmaker representing Ondo East/West Federal Constituency from Ondo State, Hon Joseph Akinlaja on Saturday profoundly rejoiced with Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, his crew members and personal aides for surviving an helicopter crash and coming out unhurt at Kabba, Kogi State on Saturday.
Akinlaja a ranking and vocal voice in the House of Representatives in a statement signed by his Chief Media Aide, Mr. Emmanuel A. Ajibulu in Ondo on Saturday thanked God for the miraculous escape of the Vice President and all crew members, noting that God is too faithful to allow such a calamity to befall Nigerians at this critical time of our nationhood.
“I rejoice with Mr President, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, the entire Federal Executive Council, the body of Christ and the generality of Nigerians because, we would have been thrown into a national mourning if the devil had prevailed in his evil enterprise.
“We thank God who has been merciful unto us as a nation and it is my prayer that such calamity will never occur in our dear country again, adding “I also call on relevant aviation regulatory agencies to investigate the cause of the crash with a view to unraveling the remote and the immediate cause of the crash and making plans to avert re-occurrence.”
Hon Joseph Iranola Akinlaja called on relevant stakeholders to ensure adequate maintenance and world best practices in the aviation sector to prevent deaths ocassioned by such negative occurrences.
“It is also my appeal that relevant authorities must brace up to their job and ensure effective regulation in the sector. They must ensure adequate maintenance and international best practices for airplanes and helicopters conveying people in authority and those not in authority to prevent unnecessary loss of life due to avoidable mishaps”, he said.
