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Dana memorial event – Live updates

1203: The event has come to an end.
Laying a wreath at the memorial for the Dana Air crash victims.
Laying a wreath at the memorial for the Dana Air crash victims.
1058: Christian and Muslim prayers being said. Family members of victims are recounting their ordeal. Most are blaming the crash on government neglect of the aviation industry. One person who refuses to identify himself says, “the crash was not an act of God”
1051: The Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah is absent from this service. She sent a representative. We will let you know why she could not make it once we know.
1035: The programme to mark the first anniversary of the Dana Air crash commences.
1020: The governor and his wife have just arrived at the arcade.
0958: Members of the Lagos State Executive Council have just arrived at the venue.
0944: There is a marble plaque with the names of victims of the crash.

The arcade has a plaque showing the names of the victims.
The arcade has a plaque showing the names of the victims.
153 wreaths have been laid in honour of the victims.
153 wreaths have been laid in honour of the victims.
0925: About 155 wreaths were placed in the Cenotaph in honour of the victims
0919: The mood is tense as all is now set for the one year memorial service in honour of the victims of the 2012 Dana crash. More than twenty  Wreaths have been placed at the Cenotaph in honour of the victims at Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State. Governor Raji Fashola is yet to arrive. Family members of the victims are arriving the venue.
The Iju Ishaga Memorial Arcade is set to be opened by the Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola on June 3, 2013
The Iju Ishaga Memorial Arcade is set to be opened by the Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola on June 3, 2013
Culled from telegraphng.com

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