To The Families of The Victims of The 1992 C-130 Ejigbo Crash

I want to assure the widows and dependants of the victims of the C-130 crash that claimed a generation of mid level military officers at Ejigbo on the outskirts of Lagos on September 26, 1992 that this administration will do everything in its powers to pay the outstanding gratuity and benefits of their late husbands and fathers.


I sincerely apologise on behalf of the Federal Government for the unwarranted and unacceptable delay they have faced in getting their dues. I feel your pain and anguish and I have directed the Minister of Defence to as soon as possible ensure that all the entitlements and death benefits due to the widows and children of the deceased are paid. Your husbands and fathers paid the supreme price for our nation and it is my intention that under my watch Nigeria our beloved country remembers to return the favour for patriotic and gallant service to our motherland. The labour of our heroes past should never be in vain. May their souls rest in peace. GEJ