Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has cancelled all government activities for the week to mourn victims of Sunday’s ill-fated Dana Airline plane crash, as he also declared a seven-day mourning.
Similarly, programmes meant to mark the exit of Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Inumidun Akande, from the judiciary had been shifted for the same reason.
The state judiciary had mapped out events to celebrate the CJ’s 1004 days in office with a briefing with journalists slated for tomorrow, but had to be suspended in honour of the victims of the plane crash. The seven-day mourning in Lagos, it was gathered, was agreed at the state Executive Council meeting.
A senior civil servant, who spoke to Vanguard on the development, said the “sad incident had dampened workers’ morale to work because of its calamitous nature.”
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba, who announced seven-day mourning, said the state had decided to cancel all activities and programmes for the week because of the plane crash, which occurred in its territory.
He expressed sympathy of the state government with families of victims of the crash, assuring that the state government will continue to assist those affected by the crash.
He said: “We, as a government, had cancelled all activities and programmes slated for this week because we are mourning. The incident happened in our state. Also, most of the victims are our residents.”
Written by Adewunmi Akinpelu
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