The Lucky Tintan Foundation expresses sympathy With Families Of Ankpa Tanker Explosion victims.
Seeks for immortalizing the dead by government
In response to the tragic tanker explosion that killed 29 locals on Tuesday of last week due to brake failure of a truck carrying petroleum product, a nongovernmental group, the Lucky Tintan Foundation, has extended a message of sympathy to the people of the Ankpa Local Government Area.
Abubakar Isah, alias Lucky, the president of the foundation, expressed sorrow over the terrible incident that resulted in the deaths of innocent persons, calling it startling and painful, in a statement made available to the media on Saturday.
Abubakar claimed he empathizes with the suffering of the whole Ankpa community, the families of those who lost loved ones, the government, and all affected parties.
According to Lucky, such an incident has left very bitter memories on the minds of the people of Ankpa and would take time to heal, especially the fact that the bodies of a good number of the victims could not be identified.
The President of the foundation said with sorrows in his heart, he joins all men and women of good will to pray for the peaceful and perpetual repose of the souls of those who died in the process.
Lucky Tintan Foundation therefore, urged the Kogi State Government to immortalize the memories of those who died by naming important public facilities and events after them, particularly within Ankpa local government.
The foundation also called on the government of Kogi State to urgently take steps towards forestalling a reoccurrence of the incident in the same spot which he said is notorious for claiming lives based on previous occurrence.
Abubakar Isah challenged the Ankpa local government to enforce the use of alternative roads for articulated vehicles coming into Ankpa, restrict roadside trading and deal decisively with anyone found violating such laws.
As part of measures to prevent future occurrence, Abubakar Isah called on the state ministry of works to erect speed limit breakers, mount road signs and educate road users on the dangers of driving worn-out vehicles and other forms of behaviors capable of putting the people at risk.