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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has rejoiced with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, his crew members for surviving the helicopter crash at Kabba, Kogi State on Saturday.
Similarly, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has also expresses shock over the crash of the helicopter carrying Vice President.
Governor Okowa in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Aniagwu in Asaba on Saturday thanked God for the miraculous escape of the Vice President and all crew members, noting that God is too faithful to allow such a calamity to befall Nigerians at this critical time of our nationhood.

“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 a 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, adding “I also call on relevant aviation regulatory agencies to investigate the crash with a view to unraveling the remote and the immediate cause of the crash and making plans to avert occurrence.”

The Governor called on relevant stakeholders to ensure adequate maintenance and world best practices in the aviation sector to prevent deaths ocassioned by such negative occurrences.

“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,” he said.

The PDP also in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan stated that the PDP thanks God for the safety of Vice President Osinbajo, members of his entourage and the crew.
The party, however, called for a thorough investigation into the traumatic incident, adding that the safety of our leaders, and of course, all Nigerians, must be guaranteed, especially at this critical time.
The PDP urges all Nigerians irrespective of creed, ethnicity and political affiliation, to continue to pray for God’s continued intervention in our national life.