The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Mrs. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has said that the National Assembly is not satisfied with the compensation so far paid by Dana Air to relatives of victims of the June 3, 2012 crash of its air plane.
Onyejeocha said the House would soon scrutinise the issue with a view to addressing the plights of the affected families.
She spoke during the presentation of the Felicia Agubata Engineering Scholarship awards in Lagos.
According to the lawmaker, the
committee will invite the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to examine
what has been done by the management of Dana Air.
She said, “We need to invite NCAA and
know how far they have gone. I read in the papers that only few
families have been compensated and I felt very bad.
“I know that the National Assembly will
wade into it and the House of Representatives in particular. We are
approaching June 3, 2013 and it is like a nightmare.”
On Monday, Dana said a total of $3.95m
had been paid as compensation to relatives of victims and crew members,
who died in the crash, which occurred in Lagos.
The Head, Corporate Communications,
Dana Air, Mr. Tony Usidamen, said 106 families had received different
amounts as compensation.
He said, “As of Friday, May 24, 2013,
95 of the 125 families who completed claim forms had received interim
compensation of $30,000 following legal verification of documentation
and next-of-kin status, while 11 have received full compensation of
$100,000.
