The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas (PhD) has expressed grief over the Kwara boat mishap, which claimed the lives of 104 people.

Rt. Hon. Abbas said he was deeply pained that the precious lives of over 100 of our compatriots were lost during the unfortunate incident, which occurred at the Patigi Local Government area of the state.

He said the news of the mishap was as devastating as it was heartbreaking, noting that such incident must be avoided to save the lives of Nigerians.

"My heart bleeds. I was pained and devasted at the news of the boat mishap in Kwara. The lives of 104 Nigerians were so precious, but we lost them just like that in one fell swoop.

"The incident was one too many. We must guard against such occurrence in future. Necessary actions must be taken to prevent such incident.

"My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those that lost their loved ones during the incident," Speaker Abbas said.

He sent his heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Kwara State over the losses of lives, which he described as sorrowful.

Abbas prayed for the repose of the souls of those that lost their lives, and wished those that sustained injuries from the incident a very quick recovery.

Signed:

Musa Abdullahi Krishi 
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
June 18, 2023

Cassandraloius:
Sad? He should compensate the bereaved families, no matter how little, he should do that.

PussyKing:
Religious fanatics wey choose islam, backwardness over education.

Jeposky:


Is Islam really giving you headache so much like this?I Just prayed you don't commit suicide before you die because of it.

Medianna:
So sad..
So none of them can swim?
I don't get!

Engrduke:


Not as you think.

In fact, a neighbour who lost fifteen people from the same family confirmed that the boat occupants were mostly children and their mothers.


The women could swim as fishing is their major occupation but their attempts to rescue the children made them lost their lives too.

Many women who were already safe at the riverbank were lured back into the river, seeing the children struggling for survival.

They were returning from a wedding ceremony and you have to see how these people pack themselves whenever they are gracing any occasion.

May God rest their souls.

miketayo:


Most money be involved, they should check the operators if adequate safety measures were taken before the boat moved.

Cassandraloius:


What would they use for the safety measures? Money!