The House of Representatives on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to address the menace of accidents involving fuel tankers in the country. The call followed a motion by Evelyn Oboro (Delta-PDP), who said that road crashes involving the trucks had been rampant and destructive.
Oboro said that the incidents had, most times, led to outbreak of fire that had claimed many lives and properties. The motion was unanimously adopted by members during plenary.
The House recalled the recent incident in Ikorodu, Lagos state, when a petroleum truck lost control, killed three persons and destroyed properties worth millions of naira.
File: tanker fire
File: tanker fire
It also recalled another incident in Onitsha where a tanker crashed into a vehicle loaded with passengers at the Asaba park, leading to fire which burnt no fewer than 70 people to death and many vehicles.
In addition to the call on the government on the issue, the lawmakers resolved to constitute an ad hoc committee to meet the leadership of petroleum tanker drivers over it.
The committee would also liaise with the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and other relevant bodies to find ways to curb the excesses of the tanker drivers.
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Eh

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E go gud oo..

true talk

Lalasticlala,barcanista

The spate of Tanker accidents is pathetic and terrible

PDP making reasonable point

The only way to, one hundred percent, prevent this unnecessary tanker mishaps, is to have a working rail way system. There is no reason why tankers full of fuel should be on the same roads as other vehicles.