2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, visited “the site of the tragic petrol tanker explosion, the gravesite, and also the Sarkin Dikko place along the Dikko-Maje Road in Suleja, Niger State, where over 100 lives were lost”.
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| “Over 100 lives were lost” in the Petrol Tanker Explosion in Niger State |
Obi confessed “emotion took the greater part of me”, and said, “at the explosion site and the graveyard where 80 victims were buried, I felt the sorrow of a preventable tragedy”.
The former Governor of Anambra State said, “human lives are invaluable, and governance must prioritize their protection through proactive policies.”
According to Obi: “Today, emotion took the greater part of me as I left Lagos this morning and headed to the site of the tragic petrol tanker explosion, the gravesite, and also the Sarkin Dikko place along the Dikko-Maje Road in Suleja, Niger State, where over 100 lives were lost, more than 50 injured, and many properties destroyed.
At the explosion site and the graveyard where 80 victims were buried, I felt the sorrow of a preventable tragedy.
I also met with some of the injured victims at the Hospital to offer support and encouragement.
These recurring disasters call for urgent safety measures: repairing roads, more enlightenment of tanker vehicle operators, investing in healthcare, and lifting people out of poverty to prevent such heartbreaking losses.
I also met with Sarkin Dikko and his council to extend my condolences and solidarity with the people of the Dikko community in Niger State.
Human lives are invaluable, and governance must prioritize their protection through proactive policies.
Together, we can ensure such tragedies become a thing of the past.”
Today, emotion took the greater part of me as I left Lagos this morning and headed to the site of the tragic petrol tanker explosion, the gravesite, and also the Sarkin Dikko place along the Dikko-Maje Road in Suleja, Niger State, where over 100 lives were lost, more than 50… pic.twitter.com/liDZSQr34a
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) January 22, 2025
