We sympathise with our brothers and sisters whose loved ones were involved and pray that God Almighty grant them the will and fortitude to deal with the loss and the fate. Seeing the devastation of the crash will provide an opportunity for Nigerians to come together, and reflect on the sufferings of countless families and how their sufferings touch and affect us all.

MPAC calls on the government of President Goodluck Jonathan to see this very sad event as a turning point in its management and monitoring of air travel safety in particular and transportation safety in general.  We urge the government to ensure an independent and thorough investigation is carried out immediately to ascertain the causes of the crash and how to avoid similar incident in the future. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority must review its policies to ensure that the industry incorporates and actually implements stringent guidelines and that airlines comply with the highest industry standards to protect our airspace.

MPAC urges all Nigerians not to despair and to make special prayers for the safety and security of our country and to give generously to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis emerging as a result of the air crash.