It is very unfortunately that the burden to compensate the victims’ families of the Sosoliso aircraft which crashed at Port Harcourt Airport in 2005 has been placed on Sosoliso alone. The fact of the matter is that the Federal Government is equally culpable for negligence and laxity for lack of functional navigator equipment and fire service. It is against this background that the Fed. engaged in a colossal upgrade of the airport after the crashed as recommended by Adim. Dike's commission.

Such evasion by the Fed. to pay its share of the compensation to the families of the victims placed a heavy burden on small business and this added to over regulation that makes it absolutely difficult for the small business to survive in Nigeria business climate. On the contrary, small business world over creates the highest challenging and paying jobs in every economy. By this burden, many Sosoliso employees will be out of work and you know what that means in a struggling economy like Nigeria.

Unfortunately, Nigeria is one country where you do not have recourse no matter the degree of your injury or violation otherwise; I would ask the management of Sosoliso and the families of the victims to drag the Federal Government to court for redress.