Poor FG Roads Caused Tanker Explosion, Deaths In Delta State – Gov. Oborevwori

The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has blamed the poor state of federal roads in the state for the tanker accident and eventual explosion which resulted in the death of several persons along the Warri-Benin expressway on Sunday.

The Governor said this in his condolence message to the families of the victims of the sad incident.

As earlier reported by Naija News, not less than twenty persons got burnt following the tanker explosion which occurred at the Koko junction of the highway on Sunday.

Reacting, Governor Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, commiserated with the victims’ families on the sad incident but blamed the federal government and called on the government to expedite action on fixing the roads.

He said: “In the early hours of today, we got information that an explosion occurred at Koko junction along the Warri-Benin expressway.

“On behalf of the government and people of Delta State, I commiserate with families of the victims who lost their lives to the inferno.

“This sad and unfortunate incident would have been avoided if the Federal Government had lived up to their responsibility of maintaining their roads.

“While I mourn the deceased, I use this medium to reiterate my earlier call on the Federal Government to save the lives of our people from these harrowing experiences.

“I also use this medium to advise our people to refrain from the dangerous act of scooping fuel from a fallen tanker because of the highly inflammable nature of the product”.