…Tasks Gov’t on enlightenment campaign
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to launch a nationwide campaign to prevent future events in which Nigerians scoop fuel from fallen petrol tankers.
Atiku made this call while reacting to the news of a viral video which showed dozen of Cross Rivers residents scooping fuel from a fallen tanker in Akamkpa Local government area of the state.
Reacting to the incident, the former vice-president advocated that Nigeria should explore trains as an alternative means of transporting petroleum products for enhanced safety.
In the video which has now gone viral, residents of the community were seen trooping out to scoop the content of fallen tanker which was flowing uncontrollably on the floor.
Some of them carried buckets; others were with kegs, taking petrol from the tanker.
On Thursday, Abubakar condemned the reoccurring incidents of fallen tankers.
He asked the federal government to educate Nigerians on the dangers of scooping petroleum products from crashed trailers.
“I know that the times are tough for Nigerians. It has even been made more challenging by the trial-and-error policies of this bumbling administration,” Atiku wrote on X.
“However, your lives are the most precious things that should never be mortgaged. This is why it is pertinent that the concerned government MDAs should commence a robust campaign to educate citizens on the dangers of scooping fuel from fallen petroleum tankers.
“Your lives matter to you and your loved ones. Scooping petrol, a highly flammable liquid from a fallen tanker, is a suicide that no one should undertake.
“We’ve experienced too many tragedies from incidents such as the latest one in Cross River State, and everything must be done to avert another.”
