Senate President Godswill Akpabio has come underneath criticism after he made a joke allegedly referencing the 2006 ADC Airways aircraft crash that killed 96 folks, together with the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Maccido.
The tragedy occurred on October 29, 2006, when ADC Airways Flight 053 crashed in Abuja shortly after takeoff. The Sultan and different victims had been travelling to attend an training summit organised by the Federal Authorities.
The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a swift response, expressed outrage after Akpabio joked concerning the crash throughout plenary.
Whereas mocking opposition events, Akpabio stated:
“I’m in complete sympathy with what’s occurring. The PDP is on the bottom, their umbrella is turned. The Labour Occasion is scattered… ADC airline, ADC crashed, sorry ADC crashed even earlier than it took off,” he stated, laughing.
In response, ADC spokesman Bola Abdullahi, who shared his response on X, accused the Senate President of turning a nationwide tragedy right into a joke.
“On October 29, 2006, ADC Airways Flight 053 crashed in Abuja, killing 96 folks, together with the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Maccido, who had come to the capital to attend an training summit organised by the Federal Authorities.
Now, it’s this similar nationwide tragedy that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has was a joke and materials for mockery. Who’re these folks?” Abdullahi wrote.
The 2006 ADC crash stays one of many darkest moments in Nigeria’s aviation historical past, and Akpabio’s feedback have reignited painful recollections for households of those that misplaced their lives.
