Urge the federal government to sue the airline for manslaughter following the crashArticle | June 6, 2012 – 3:57am | By Yinka Ojo 
Members of Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, urged the federal government to sue Dana Airlines over Sunday’s plane crash that claimed all the 153 lives on board.
The plane crashed at the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State at about 3:30 p.m.
Olatunji Edet (Oshodi Isolo II Constituency) made the call while contributing to a motion at a plenary session of the House in Ikeja. The motion was on aviation safety in Nigeria.
“The Dana Air must be sued for negligence and ineptitude that claimed the lives of innocent Nigerians,” she said. “It was learnt that the aircraft was faulty but the Dana Air management ordered it to take off from Abuja without any recourse to people’s lives. The airline must face the music; those who are culpable must be brought to book.”
She was contributing to the motion filed by Saka Faunmi (Ifako-Ijaye I), urging the federal government to find a lasting solution to the incessant plane crashes in the country.
Contributing, Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu I) blamed the crash on ineffective implementation of policies in the aviation sector; adding that strict enforcement and implementation of the laws and policies governing aviation in Nigeria would improve standards and minimally reduce air mishaps.
“In less than ten days, we have been mourning, not because God hates us, but because we are not sensitive to people’s lives and property,” he said. “Many lives were lost to last week’s twin accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway; thereafter, the mother of all tragedies struck on Sunday. We beg the federal government to find a lasting solution to these ugly incidents because we cannot continue to fold our arms and watch people die like chickens.”
Moshood Oshun (Lagos Mainland II) said that sanctioning of an airline that compromised standards would serve as a deterrent to others.
In his contribution, Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji said that many local airlines lacked maintenance culture. “The age of the aircraft is not the problem as agitated by many people, but lack of maintenance culture,’’ he said.
Yinka has taught at various levels of education. He has published a textbook on effective teaching practice and several academic papers in reputable journals. He is currently an education consultant. He loves writing, poetry, music and is presently working on a musical album billed to be released into the market soon.
