Politicizing The Dana Crash
Our attention has been drawn to the orchestrated plan to politicize the Sunday Dana Air crash in Lagos in which many people lost their lives, through rumours about the possible cause of the accident citing VIP movement involving the wife of the President.
We consider it callous, inhuman and devilish for anyone to have thought of wrapping such national calamity in political garb by insinuating that the plane crashed because the airspace was closed for the First Lady’s movement in Lagos.
For the avoidance of doubt, the First Lady arrived Lagos at about 2pm on Saturday, 2nd June, 2012 for a private engagement and was billed to leave for Abuja on Monday, 4th June, 2012.
In compliance with her itinerary, the First Lady arrived Lagos on Saturday. She was at a public event on Sunday when the accident occurred and promptly abandoned the ceremony as a mark of respect for the victims and retired to the State House, Marina. She left Lagos at exactly 13.15hrs on Monday, 4th June, 2012, according to schedule.
It is therefore surprising that some mischievous persons will see this moment of National mourning as an opportunity to blackmail and impugn the First Lady’s integrity.
This is the time for all Nigerians to be sober and pray for the repose of the souls of the victims and not a time to subordinate the interests of our nation to narrow self-serving interests.
Let us all put the interest of the Nation first in whatever we do.
Mrs. Jonathan had no intention to travel on Sunday and never did. Like all Nigerians, she has been mourning the dead.
Signed
Ayo Osinlu
Special Assistant to the President
Office of the First Lady
Our attention has been drawn to the orchestrated plan to politicize the Sunday Dana Air crash in Lagos in which many people lost their lives, through rumours about the possible cause of the accident citing VIP movement involving the wife of the President.
We consider it callous, inhuman and devilish for anyone to have thought of wrapping such national calamity in political garb by insinuating that the plane crashed because the airspace was closed for the First Lady’s movement in Lagos.
For the avoidance of doubt, the First Lady arrived Lagos at about 2pm on Saturday, 2nd June, 2012 for a private engagement and was billed to leave for Abuja on Monday, 4th June, 2012.
In compliance with her itinerary, the First Lady arrived Lagos on Saturday. She was at a public event on Sunday when the accident occurred and promptly abandoned the ceremony as a mark of respect for the victims and retired to the State House, Marina. She left Lagos at exactly 13.15hrs on Monday, 4th June, 2012, according to schedule.
It is therefore surprising that some mischievous persons will see this moment of National mourning as an opportunity to blackmail and impugn the First Lady’s integrity.
This is the time for all Nigerians to be sober and pray for the repose of the souls of the victims and not a time to subordinate the interests of our nation to narrow self-serving interests.
Let us all put the interest of the Nation first in whatever we do.
Mrs. Jonathan had no intention to travel on Sunday and never did. Like all Nigerians, she has been mourning the dead.
Signed
Ayo Osinlu
Special Assistant to the President
Office of the First Lady
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ReplyDeleteWell, as spokesperson it is expected you earn your salary. What erks me is the fact that this could never be postulated as a reason if our "Leaders" would stop acting like "God in waiting" and treat their citizens with some level of dignity. I, personally have been in a plane on 3 occassions where my flight could not land for over 45 minutes because of 'Presidential" movement. Are we animals?? Are the President and his family et al more human or better than the rest of Nigerians? Let people be midful of what they do when in positions of authority, History is rich with examples of those who put themselves above where GOD has put them and the consequences also clear.
ReplyDeleteMadam Amanda, keep on the "good" work but remember-your job like many others is not permanent.
Anonymous 05:18 I am not the Spokesperson for anybody. This is a press release sent out by Ayo Osinlu Special Assistant to the President.
ReplyDeleteMR ANONYMOUS, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SUCH CLOSURE OF AIR SPACE ESPECIALLY FOR PRESIDENT IS NOT PERCULIAR TO NIGERIA. YOU GUYS SHOULD LET GEJ BE. HABA!
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