Tanker Accident: Osinbajo visits Onitsha, commiserates with victims
Yesterday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, showed up in Anambra state where he commiserated with the people over the fuel tanker accident that claimed over 40 lives at Upper Iweka in Onitsha.
The Vice President who visited the injured at Toronto Hospital also took a tour of the scene of the accident. He was accompanied on the trip by Anambra State Senator, Chris Ngige.
According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari was very concerned and pained by the incident and felt it was not enough to send a condolence message and as such asked him to go and commiserate with the people.
“Every Nigerian citizen matters to the Federal Government no matter his status or where he resides.
“Mr President asked me to come and commiserate with Gov. Willie Obiano and the people of Anambra . He was very concerned that he felt it was not enough to issue condolence message and so asked me to come.
“I have been taken round to see the heroic action of the hospital staff and those involved in emergency.
“Unfortunately, many lost their lives but some have seen today and are responding to treatment,” he said.
Furthermore, Mr. Osinbajo told a crowd that gathered around Upper Iweka; scene of the accident, that he had been discussing with Gov. Obiano on possible ways the Federal Government and Anambra Government could cooperate to forestall further accidents.
He also gave kudos to the Governor for undertaking to settle the hospital bills of the victims.
Mr. Obiano while briefing the Vice President revealed that the Anambra Government had banned long trucks and petrol tankers from plying roads in Anambra during the day.
According to him, the materials used in constructing state roads are not the same as the ones used in building federal roads and each time heavy duty trucks ply state roads, they cause heavy damage on them.
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