His excellence visited Onitsha on wednesday afternoon over the recent accident that happened in Onitsha,Anambra State killing over 50 people.
Accompanied by the State Governor,Chief Willie Obiano And senator Chris Ngige, said President Muhammadu Buhari was very concerned and pained by the fuel tanker tragedy.
He asked me to come and first sympathize with Governor Obiano and Anambra people. He was very concerned that he felt it was not enough to issue a condolence message and so asked me to come and commiserate with the people.
Accompanied by the State Governor,Chief Willie Obiano And senator Chris Ngige, said President Muhammadu Buhari was very concerned and pained by the fuel tanker tragedy.
He asked me to come and first sympathize with Governor Obiano and Anambra people. He was very concerned that he felt it was not enough to issue a condolence message and so asked me to come and commiserate with the people.
He told a large crowd that gathered around the Asaba Park, scene of the accident, that he had also been discussing with Obiano on possible ways of the Federal Government cooperating with Anambra State to forestall further accident.
He commended the governor for undertaking to settle the hospital bills of the victims.
Obiano gave the casualty figure at 42 deaths and 17 injured.
He also said Anambra State Government had banned long trucks and petrol tankers from plying the roads in Anambra during the day.
He added that the government had banned heavy duty vehicles from plying state roads, adding that they must trans-load their contents on getting to state roads.
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