[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 536 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 536

Expressing condolences to the people and Government of Nigeria for the 
   loss of life suffered in the crash of a Nigerian passenger jet on 
 October 22 and the tragic death of Stella Obasanjo, wife of Nigerian 
  President Olusegun Obasanjo, at a hospital in Spain on October 23, 
                                 2005.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2005

 Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Carson, Ms. Corrine 
 Brown of Florida, Mr. Towns, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Meeks of 
New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Lantos, 
  Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Owens, and Ms. Waters) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing condolences to the people and Government of Nigeria for the 
   loss of life suffered in the crash of a Nigerian passenger jet on 
 October 22 and the tragic death of Stella Obasanjo, wife of Nigerian 
  President Olusegun Obasanjo, at a hospital in Spain on October 23, 
                                 2005.

Whereas on October 22, 2005, a passenger jet en route from Lagos to the Nigerian 
        capital of Abuja crashed shortly after takeoff;
Whereas all 111 passengers and six crew members of Bellview Airlines Flight 210 
        perished in the crash;
Whereas the pilot of Bellview Airlines Flight 210 reportedly sent a distress 
        call approximately three minutes after takeoff;
Whereas, according to the Nigerian Aviation Minister, the crash may have been a 
        result of an explosion onboard the aircraft; and
Whereas on October 23, 2005, Stella Obasanjo, wife of Nigerian President 
        Olusegun Obasanjo, died from complications resulting from surgery at a 
        hospital in Spain: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses condolences to the people and Government of 
        the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the tragic loss of life 
        suffered in the crash of Bellview Airlines Flight 210 on 
        October 22 and the tragic death of Stella Obasanjo, wife of 
        Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, at a hospital in Spain on 
        October 23, 2005; and
            (2) urges the Government of the United States to provide 
        assistance to the Government of Nigeria in the investigation to 
        determine the cause and responsibility of the crash of Bellview 
        Airlines Flight 210.
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