SENIOR STATE OFFICIAL KILLED AMONG FIVE IN WESTERN INDIA PLANE CRASH. (PHOTO).
Senior state official killed among five in western India plane crash A private plane carrying a senior state official crashed in western India on Wednesday, killing all five people on board after the aircraft attempted to land and burst into flames near the runway. The Learjet 45 was traveling from Mumbai to the city of Baramati when it came down in an open field close to the airstrip, about 159 miles southeast of the financial capital. Television footage from the scene showed thick smoke rising from the charred wreckage as emergency crews responded. Authorities said poor visibility may have played a role, and an investigation has been launched by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau to determine the exact cause. Officials said Baramati operates as an uncontrolled airfield, meaning it does not have a dedicated air traffic control tower. Instead, pilots rely on traffic and weather information provided by instructors from nearby flight training facilities. Before attemptin...
Saraki also posted the photo above on social media today with the caption ''Today,the Senate passed a Motion to investigate contracts that were awarded and paid for in the past by the TetFund that are yet to be executed.In the past,the TetFund has had to award contracts for the benefit of several higher instructions across the country in keeping with the statue that established the Agency.However,the Senate has observed that despite the good intention of the TetFund in awarding these contracts,some of the contractors are yet to be identified and some of the contracts are yet to be executed.This is why today,in strict compliance with my pronouncement that the Senate will be committed to exposing corrupt practices in all facets of the Nigerian Society and bringing culprits to justice,the Senate resolved to mandate its Committee on Tertiary institutions and TetFund to conduct an investigation to ascertain the contractors who collected funds that belong to the TetFund in the past,and have absconded without performing these contracts.The Committee has also been mandated to report on its findings and recommendations to the Senate for further action.Moving forward,I would like to thank all Nigerians that have brought cases of corruption to the attention of the Senate,and would like to urge more Nigerians to report any other cases of corruption to contact @senatepresident.gov.ng.
Comments
Post a Comment