….Calls For More Safety Measures In High Risk Businesses.
By Chibuike NwabukoAbuja (Sundiata Post) – Former Aviation Minister, Chief Osita Chidoka has decried the gas explosion on Wednesday in Anambra that claimed the lives of some innocent citizens, describing it as a shocking, traumatic and devastating experience.Chidoka stated this in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Mr Ikechukwu Okafor made available to Sundiata Post.The statement reads in part:
“I stand in prayers with the bereaved families knowing the pain the dead went through, the trauma and agony that you all are passing through, and the anguish the injured are bearing at the moment. My prayer, together with the good people of Anambra, is that God comfort all of us and provide the immediate families the grace to bear the irreparable loss”.Chidoka who called for more safety measures around high-risk businesses, also demanded for a thorough inquest to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the explosion with the aim to forestall such incidences in the future.The former Aviation Minister while warning that this must not happen again said, “We cannot afford to have our people killed or maimed from avoidable incidences. The welfare and safety of our people must be a priority at all times.We must therefore rise to the occasion and do everything possible to ensure safety in our business places and homes”, he said.Chief Chidoka commended the sense of love and duty exhibited by ndi Anambra in offering immediate assistance to the victims, saying such exemplifies the true Igbo spirit of brotherly care and concern in times of need.