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Dana Crash: ‘Airline Yet To Pay Compensation’
Mr Paul Okhulehie has said that families of many victims of the June 2012 Dana plane crash in Lagos have not been paid compensation by Dana Airline.
Okhulehie, Chairman, Families of Victims of the Dana Crash, made the disclosure during the third anniversary of the crash in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said the management of Dana Airline only made part-payment to some of the families and called on the airline to fulfil its obligations by paying all involved full compensation.
Okhulehie said the agony of losing loved ones was traumatising and urged the Federal Government to prevail on the company to fulfil its obligation.
He also called on aviation regulatory agencies to be diligent in their activities to ensure that all airlines complied with highest aviation safety standards.
He explained that the families decided to use the anniversary “to appreciate God for the lives of the victims and intensify advocacy to prevent plane crashes in Nigeria’’. Okhulehie said aircraft that were no longer in use in countries with high safety standards should not be sold to poorer countries without standard facilities for optimal maintenance.
“We want to get Dana to fulfil its obligations to the families and take all necessary steps to comply with highest standard of aviation safety.
“We want to also generate global discussion on safety of air travels to prevent plane crashes around the world.
“We want to assure the current government that families would use best synergies to support the quest for safer aviation in Nigeria,’’ he said.
Okwulehie said that a properly managed aviation sector could be a vital catalyst for Nigeria’s economic and social development.