A former Chairman of Rivers State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Eugene Ogu, has slammed the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah over her comment on last Friday's Associate Airlines plane crash.
The minister was quoted as saying the accident was inevitable and an act of God.
But Apostle Ogu described the statement as reckless and smirks of insensitivity to the griefs of those who lost loved ones in the October 3 crash.
"It is a shame that a high ranking government official like the Minister of Aviation would make such careless statement. If she lost a relative or child in that crash would she be saying that?
"The crash was not an act of God; it is a result of the recklessness of government officials like the minister, who are saddled with providing services to the people. She should apologise to Nigerians.
"We can avoid such accidents if the minister and other government officials face their jobs instead of hunting real and perceived opponents of the president. Did her job stop with suspending Rivers State Government plane?
"Are you not aware that an Air France plane killed seven cows in Port Harcourt? Was that also an act of God? So God sent the cows to the runway to be killed? She should apologise to Nigerians because she is not doing her job.
"So, Nigerians should equally accept that hundreds of souls who perish daily on our bad roads are acts of God?" Apostle Ogu queried.
Besides, the man of God accused the minister of being economical with the truth on the reasons adduced for the suspension of Dana Airlines licence.
He said over 70 passengers escaped death when the carrier's plane aborted a journey from Port Harcourt to Lagos because an engine parked up midday on Sunday.
"As I am talking to you now the airplane is at the (Port Harcourt) airport. It is marked 5-N-SAI. The minister is not telling the public the truth and that is a shame. Why did they allow that to happen before they ground the airline?"
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