Dana Air has been announced as official airline of the
House Representatives 2016 Legislative Summit on Sustainable Development Goals,
scheduled to hold on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2016, at the NASS Complex,
Abuja.
This year’s summit with the theme ‘Understanding and
Stimulating Legislative Roles and Responsibility in Achieving the Sustainable
Goals in Nigeria,’ is a 2-day Summit organized in partnership with 1stDevHub
Nigeria and other relevant international development and SDGs Advocate.
According to the Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Mr Obi
Mbanuzuo, ‘’we are proud to have been announced as choice airline for this
year’s summit and as always; we will give our best to provide a comfortable and
hitch-free flight services to all the delegates.’’
Commenting on the initiative, Mrs
Christina Ude, Consultant to the House Committee on the SDGs and Team Lead
expressed delight at the partnership and that “the world today is more
interconnected than ever before and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
can only be realized with a strong commitment to national and global
partnership" she said.
Speaking further , 1st DevHub Nigeria’s Senior Partner and
Coordinator of the Summit, Kenneth Nwokoro mentioned that this year's Summit is
focused on improving Legislators understanding of the SDGs and how their roles
impact on the attainment of the Goals in Nigeria. He stated that Mr Thomas Gass, United Nations Assistant
Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs is confirmed as the keynote
speaker, Professor Kevin Urama of the African Development Bank, Abidjan will
chair the event while His Excellency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is expected
as the Distinguished Guest of Honour.
Dana Air is the only domestic airline to have undergone
an operational audit conducted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA)
and its foreign partners, The Flight Safety Group. The airline operates daily
flights from Lagos to Abuja, Port harcourt, Uyo and Owerri
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