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Lokoja Accident: Gov Ododo Visits Federal College, Units Up Committee to Stop Recurrence
By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
February 18, 2025
The Govt Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, paid a go to to the Federal College Lokoja to supply condolences following the tragic lack of six college students within the Monday auto crash alongside the Felele — Abuja freeway in Lokoja.
Representing the Governor, Deputy Governor Joel Salifu was accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Workers to the Governor, Hon. Hilary Ojoma Egwudah, and the State Safety Adviser, Commodore Jerry Omodara Rtd.
In a Press assertion by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Mr Unubi Emmanuel, the Governor in his deal with, expressed his condolences to the administration, employees, and college students of the establishment for the dreadful incident, describing it as each dreadful and horrific.
He assured the scholars that the federal government is totally dedicated to making sure the protection of their lives and properties, emphasizing that the governor shares of their grief alongside your entire state over the lack of the scholars.
Based on him, the Governor has already notified the Honorable Minister of Works in regards to the state of affairs, who can be visiting the state quickly to evaluate the firsthand state of affairs and implement measures to stop such street accidents sooner or later.
Governor Ododo recommended the scholars for his or her composed demeanor throughout this making an attempt time, assuring them of the federal government’s dedication to addressing the street challenges.
He instructed the Managing Director of Kogi Street Upkeep Company to guage the street for the development of pedestrian bridges and directed the State Sector Commander of the Federal Street Security Corps to ascertain checkpoints with correctly stationed officers to control car velocity on the street.
Moreover, the Governor promptly established a committee comprising the Safety Adviser to the Governor, Commissioners for Youths and Sports activities, Schooling, Vice Chancellor of the Federal College Lokoja, Scholar Union President of the Establishment, Lokoja Sector Commander of the FRSC, SSAs on Youth and College students Affairs, SSA Youth and Girls Mobilization, Lokoja Chapter of the Nationwide Union of Street Transport Staff, amongst others.
Earlier, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal College Lokoja, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, expressed gratitude to the state authorities for his or her help and appealed for measures to stop such incidents from reoccurring, urging the Governor to assemble the Agbaja – Felele street for scholar use and supply further buses for transportation.
The Scholar Union President of the College, Comrade Benjamin Olorunfemi Timothy, voiced discontent over the recurring accidents claiming the lives and properties of scholars, urging the federal government to implement stringent insurance policies for security measures. He additionally appealed for the development of pedestrian services alongside Felele Street and requested the police to chorus from harassing college students however slightly concentrate on their safety.
He acknowledged the state authorities’s swift response to the tragedy, particularly the Governor’s directive to halt daytime truck actions inside the state, deeming it well timed.
Following the go to, the Deputy Governor chaired an emergency committee assembly relating to the accident at his workplace in Lokoja. Issues had been raised about scholar security on the roads, safety of their lodgings, authorities help for bereaved households’ funerals, and the need to develop a everlasting answer to the challenges confronted by establishments alongside the routes. The governor pledged to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Works to promptly deal with the problems and supply a long-lasting decision to the street challenges.
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