The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mourned the tragic petrol tanker explosion that resulted within the demise of over 85 Nigerians with many injured at Dikko Junction alongside Dikko-Maje Minna Highway in Niger State on Saturday.
The occasion added that the current catastrophe added to the ugly wave of tragic occurrences which have befallen the nation because of the deplorable state of infrastructure and disorienting {economic} hardship occasioned by the gross neglect of the wellbeing of the residents for the reason that inception of the APC in authorities.
Equally, former nationwide secretary of PDP, Hon Abdullahi Hussaini MaiBasira, mourned the victims of the explosion, including that it’s a tragedy that’s heartbreaking, unlucky and painful on a monumental scale.
Maibasira, who hails from Niger State, mentioned the incident is a tragic reminder of the multi-faceted social and safety issues that communities face within the face of the rising tide in vehicular visitors of heavy responsibility autos.
The nationwide publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba, mentioned it’s certainly disheartening that Nigerians particularly the youths and bread winners of houses proceed to die on the highways and bear ugly scars as victims of the unspeakable misgovernance of the APC.
“Our Party calls on the Federal Authorities to not cease solely at investigating the distant and quick causes of this and comparable incidents within the current time however, most significantly, take quick steps to deal with the state of affairs that led to the unhappy occurrences.
“The Federal Authorities ought to finish its resort to lip service and take steps to place ample measures to make sure safer roads in order to forestall the re-ocurrence of such tragic incidents within the nation.”
The PDP nevertheless recommended the efforts and braveness of the police, firefighters, the Federal Highway Security Corps and different businesses and patriotic Nigerians who helped to manage the fireplace and rescued among the victims.
“The PDP commiserates with the households of the victims, the Authorities and folks of Niger State and prays to God to grant speedy restoration to the injured and fortitude to the households of the deceased at this attempting time,” the occasion mentioned.
On his half, the previous PDP {financial} secretary, Abdullahi Hussaini MaiBasira, described the incident as stunning and deeply saddening.
He mentioned, “Official counts point out that the explosion led to at the least 86 fatalities with one other minimal of fifty folks affected by “extreme burns from the explosion”. This information is devastating and actually tragic.
“I prolong my heartfelt condolences to the federal government of Niger State, the households of those that misplaced their family members and the overall inhabitants of the Dikko neighborhood in Gurara Native Authorities Space specifically. Might Allah SWT grant their souls everlasting relaxation. Amin. Our ideas, hearts and prayers are with the affected households and for the short restoration of those that sustained accidents.
“As we mourn our brethren and sympathize with our injured, we’re reminded of the plain necessity for strict motion on street visitors and street security.
“This newest incident is a tragic reminder of the multi-faceted social and safety issues that our communities face within the face of the rising tide in vehicular visitors of heavy responsibility autos,” he mentioned.
