NIGERIA has grounded both Sosoliso and Chanchangi airlines after the personal interjection of national president Olusegun Obasanjoon. Sosoliso Airlines operated a DC-9 aircraft that crashed on Saturday in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt killing 106 people, while the other, Chanchangi Airlines, operated a Boeing 727-200 that overshot the runway and entered into a ditch this June, and another Boeing 727-200 that developed hydraulic problems five minutes after take-off last month, both in the commercial city Lagos. To ensure the integrity of inspection two experts from ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) have been invited to join the safety team set up by the Nigerian government. Obasanjo had earlier placed permanent secretary in the Aviation Ministry Tomi Oyelade and the director of Planning, Research and Statistics Esai Dangabar on indefinite suspension over the crash.
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