Osinbajo’s chopper crash-landed in Kabba, Kogi state on Saturday, February 2, 2019 while on a campaign tour.
The Governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed gratitude to God for saving Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s life.
Osinbajo’s chopper crash-landed in Kabba, Kogi state on Saturday, February 2, 2019 while on a campaign tour.
The Vice-President later issued a statement on Twitter saying that he is safe and sound.
Governor Okowa also called on
relevant authorities to ensure that international best practices are
adhered to in the aviation sector.
According to Vanguard, he made this known in a statement which was issued by his media aide, Charles Aniagwu.
The statement reads: “I rejoice with Mr
President, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, the entire
Federal Executive Council and the generality of Nigerians because, we
would have been thrown into 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 calamities will never occur
in our dear country again.
“I also call on relevant aviation
regulatory agencies to investigate the crash with a view to unravelling
the remote and the immediate cause of the crash and making plans to
avert future occurrence.
“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 of authority and those not in authority to prevent unnecessary
loss of life due to avoidable mishaps.”
PDP calls for probe
Punch reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in its reaction, called for a probe into the cause of the crash.
The party, through its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan also thanked God for saving Osinbajo’s life.
Calling for prayers for the nation, Ologbondiyan said that the government should also ensure safety for all Nigerians.