Representative of Rivers State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) governing board, Chief Tony Okocha, who announced that the NDDC will offer relief materials and money to families of victims of the recent tanker fire accident, which claimed lives and property worth billions of naira, in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Chief Okocha made the pledge on behalf of the NDDC while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, as he condoled with families of those affected by the incident.
He said the NDDC board believes that the relief materials will somehow cushion the effect of the losses incurred by the families of the victims due to the accident, stating that chairman of the board, Chiedu Ebie, had directed that the commission must visit the scene of the accident as well as the families of the victims so as to identify with them.
“Today’s session is in show of solidarity with Nigerians who lost their lives and property because of the tanker fire that took place in Eleme. Eleme is a local government area in Rivers State, housing multinational and national companies. We can well describe Eleme as an economic hub of Nigeria,” Chief Okocha stated.”
He prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in the incident and advised truck drivers plying the route to always drive with caution, considering the nature of the road, which is undergoing an expeditious construction work.
The NDDC representative commended President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, for the quality of job being done on the East-West road.
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