Obasanjo steps in after third air disaster

LAGOS- - Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday summoned airline executives and aviation officials to an emergency meeting, after three fatal accidents in seven weeks cost a total 224 lives."To underscore his grave and growing concern for the industry in the aftermath of yesterday's air crash in Port Harcourt, President Obasanjo is to personally preside over a meeting in Abuja of all stakeholders in Nigeria's aviation sector," said Obasanjo's spokesperson Remi Oyo."The meeting, which will be convened in the shortest possible time, is to be attended by all airline operators in the country, aviation industry officials and other local and international aviation sector specialists," she added, in a statement. No date was given for the meeting.