● Stops heavy duty trucks from plying one way through Dikko bridge
Niger State Government has directed that no vehicle coming from Maje axis should be allowed to pass through Dikko bridge.
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago gave the directive when he visited the scene of tanker explosion around Dikko junction, Gurara local government area of Niger State.
The governor, who decried the recklessness of some drivers, said it was not acceptable for any vehicle coming from Maje to pass through the bridge.
He said rather they should follow under the bridge and take a U-turn appropriately.
He enjoined the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps to establish a detachment in the area to ensure the enforcement of the directive.
He called on all relevant transport Unions to cooperate with the Road Safety Corps.
The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim , described the tanker explosion, which claimed many lives, as pathetic.
He, however, thanked God that the tragic fire that arose from the incident, did not escalate to the adjoining communities.
He called on the federal government to expedite action on the Minna-Suleja road as the delay in the road project was contributory to the continuous loss of lives.
The governor thanked the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Fire Service, Raod Safety, Union of Road Transport (NURT) among other agencies that participated in the evacuation of victims of the accident.
He said doctors from Minna Hospitals would be redeployed to assist in treating the injured victims currently receiving treatment in Suleja General Hospital.
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