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Enugu State House of Reps’ Caucus Grieves Over Ugwu Onyeama Explosion
The Enugu State Caucus of the House of Representatives is grieving over a devastating tanker explosion that occurred at Ugwu Onyeama in Enugu , claiming the lives of 11 people ¹.
The incident happened on Saturday, and the caucus has described it as “one incident too many,” calling for thorough investigations into the recurring tanker explosions across the country.
In a statement signed by the State Caucus Leader, Rep. Nnolim Nnaji , the caucus commiserated with the Enugu State Government, the families of the victims, and those injured in the explosion.
The caucus also commended the Enugu State Governor Barrister Peter Ndubisi Mba for showing empathy through his personal visit to the accident spot and subsequently directing the urgent evacuation of the injured victims to the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, (ESUTTH) for their adequate treatment at the instance of the State Government.
The statement equally applauded the Governor for his decision to fix the deteriorated portion of the Ugwu Onyeama Federal Road at the expense of the state government to save the lives of the traveling public even as he directed the state Ministry of Transport and the Sector Command of the Federal. Road Safety Commission, (FRSC) to carry out proper inspection of all fuel laden trucks to ensure that they were road worthy and anti fuel spill installed on them.
Governor Peter Mbah had expressed deep grief over the incident and commended the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and kind-hearted Nigerians for their rescue efforts.
The Caucus also took the opportunity to praise Enugu State Governor, Barrister Ndubisi Mba for his commitment to good governance, investments in infrastructure, education, health, and security, which have positioned Enugu State as a prime investment destination in the southeast.
According to him, such financial mishandling not only disrupts critical public services and projects but also results in major losses to the nation’s purse—resources that could have been channelled into crucial services and developmental efforts, as laid out in Section 14(2)(b) of the Constitution.
Speaker Abbas, thereafter setup a Special Committee to be chaired by Rep. Chinedu Martins to immediately launch a probe into the “Utilisation of take-off grants, bailout funds, and interventions allocated to MDAs, government institutions, and GOEs from 2015 to present.”
The FCT Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike, expressed satisfaction with the progress on the Abuja light rail project, reaffirming its May 29 delivery as sacrosanct.
He made these assurances after inspecting the ongoing construction of access roads to the train stations on Wednesday, from Metro Train Station in the Central Area to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Reassuring journalists accompanying him, the minister reiterated that President Bola Tinubu would commission the rail project on May 29 to mark his second year in office.
The visited stations were Wupa station near Idu and Bassanjiwa station near the airport.
“This is part of our routine inspection of ongoing projects to see the contractors’ progress,” Wike explained.
“We are working day and night to fulfill our promise to President Tinubu and FCT residents. By May, Mr. President will ride on the Metro line.”
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen are currently invading some communities in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.
According to sources, the herdsmen armed with AK-47 rifles stormed the community around 04:15pm on Thursday.
“Our lives are in danger this evening, armed Fulani herdsmen, about 600 in numbers have taken over our communities this evening,” a resident told SaharaReporters.
“They’re currently moving around towns in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue state. No security personnel at all, Governor Alia didn’t send security, they said operation will start soon once they (herders) have observed the place.”
The insecurity situation in Benue has been alarming in recent weeks with attacks from gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.
The media had reported that suspected herdsmen again unleashed terror in Benue State, attacking three communities in Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) on Wednesday, just a day after 11 people were killed in a deadly raid on Otobi community.
The latest victims of the escalating violence were Emichi, Odudaje, and Okpamaju, communities that had previously suffered an attack in February, which left five people dead.
However, the renewed attack has created fear and mass displacement among residents, with women and children fleeing to safety.
Local sources say the death toll from the fresh attack remains unclear, but several casualties are feared.
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