East-West Road Tanker Explosion : Gov AbdulRazaq Pays Sympathy Visit To Port Harcourt
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state, who is also the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has paid a sympathy visit to Port Harcourt , the Rivers state capital, to condole with the people of the state over the tanker explosion incident that was recorded in the state on Friday night which claimed lives and property.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Mr Yinka Fafoluyi noted that the NGF Chairman ,who visited the Rivers state Government House , Port Harcourt, on Sunday commiserated with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the people and government of the state over the tanker explosion incident.
The tanker explosion incident which claimed five lives and razed over 120 vehicles happened on the Indorama-Aleto bridge axis of the East-West Road in Eleme Local Government , Rivers state.
Governor AbdulRazaq disclosed that discussions are advancing among the 36 state governors and strategic federal agencies in the oil and gas industry with regard to the adoption of safer methods of transporting petroleum products across the country.
He recalled that there was a similar carnage in Ogun state, which was caused by a tanker conveying Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
He described what happened in Rivers state as a huge loss, noting that his meeting with Fubara availed them of the opportunity to have a peer-to-peer conversation over the incident and the possible remedial steps.
Governor AbdulRazaq said, “I came here to commiserate with the Government and people of Rivers state over the tanker fire incident and the subsequent huge loss of lives. May the souls of the departed rest in peace.
We have had a peer-to-peer conversation over it. And a similar incident happened in Ogun state as well, which you are aware of, and that’s a CNG tanker, the one that happened here in Rivers state was a petrol tanker.
We also spoke with the Head of the Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency, and there will be a review of some laws. There will also be engagement between the Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency and State Agencies in terms of ensuring health and safety on these issues.
As you know, Nigeria relies a lot, virtually, on pipelines for the movement of petroleum products, and we need to strengthen regulations in that sector and also emphasize on improving and expanding pipelines for the transportation of products as well’–
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