Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu state urges the Federal Road Safety Corps to enforce the use of anti-spill locks on petrol tankers nationwide following a recent explosion on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. Mbah emphasizes the importance of these locks in mitigating fuel spills and subsequent fires during accidents. He also thanks President Bola Tinubu and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for their support and swift response to the incident, highlighting the collaboration between federal and state governments.
Janefrances ChibunduPeter Mbah, governor of Enugu, has called on the Federal Road Safety Corps to enforce the use of anti-spill locks on petrol tankers across the country.exploded at the Ugwu-Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway.
“This is because if we have an anti-spill lock on those tankers carrying inflammable products like petrol and automotive gas oil, we will then be able to mitigate such disasters because even if the tanker falls, it will still not spill. “We have those that are at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu; University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital and the Enugu state University of Science and Technology Hospital, Park Lane, and we are taking care of the bills,” he added.
TANKER EXPLOSION SAFETY REGULATIONS FUEL SPILL EMERGENCY RESPONSE GOVERNMENT COLLABORATION
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