Igbinedion denies ownership of Associated Airlines

A former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, has dissociated himself from the ownership of the ill-fated Embraer 120 aircraft belonging to Associated Aviation Limited, which crashed on Thursday while conveying the remains of a former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, 20 passengers and crew members to Akure, Ondo State.
Igbinedion, a former Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum, in a statement while commiserating with the families of the deceased, said: “My attention has been drawn to the news report linking myself with the ownership of the Associated Aviation Limited, the airline that operates the Embraer 120 aircraft with registration number SCD 361 and to state without iota of doubt that I have no interest whatsoever in the airline.
“No proxy ownership either.
“This information can be verified from the records at the Corporate Affairs Commission.”
Igbinedion, who had earlier consoled with the family of Agagu when he died, also sent his condolence to the families of those who died in the crash on Thursday and prayed for speedy recovery of those injured.