Sokoto Assembly Moves To Immortalise 2006 Plane Crash Victims

The Sokoto State House of Assembly has adopted a motion calling on the state government to immortalise indigenes who lost their lives in the A.D.C. plane crash on October 29, 2006.
This followed a motion moved by Alhaji Habibu Modachi (PDP-Isa), and seconded by Alhaji Atiku Gande (PDP- Silame) during plenary yesterday.
Modachi said that the motion was intended to draw the attention of the Assembly on the need to assist the families of the state indigenes who lost their lives during the plane crash and request for the deceased to be immortalised.
“The members may recall that on the October 29, 2006, an ADC Plane crashed shortly after take-off from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where more than 100 persons died.
“The plane claimed the lives of the Sultan of Sokoto late Muhammadu Maccido, former Deputy Governor Garba Silame and Senators, Badamasi Maccido and Sule Yari-Gandi, respectively.
“Other personalities include; former Commissioner of Education Dr. Sanusi Junaidu, Rep. Abdulrahman Shagari and former National Commissioner Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Bello Kware among others,” he said.