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Ondo crash: FG won’t abandon bereaved families, says Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured families of the 25 personnel killed in the Ondo crash that the FG will stand by them beyond words of condolence. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-crash-fg-wont-abandon-bereaved-families-says-shettima/

Ondo crash: FG won’t abandon bereaved families, says Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has pledged that the Federal Government will not abandon the families of the 25 personnel killed in a Nigerian Air Force plane crash in Ondo State. Speaking in a statement, Shettima emphasized the government's enduring gratitude to the fallen personnel and assured them that their support would continue beyond the mourning period.

He highlighted the personal impact of the loss on the surviving family members, calling them husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. Shettima stressed that a nation that asks its citizens to serve must also honor those who pay the ultimate price in that service. He reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu's declaration of three days of national mourning, the flying of flags at half-mast nationwide, and the initiation of a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the crash.

The ATR-42 plane, carrying 32 people, crashed near a naval base in Ondo State on Monday while on a routine flight from Benin to Lagos.

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