The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has commiserated with the Kogi State House of Assembly over the unfortunate fire incident that engulfed its complex last week.
According to Burra, in a sympathy message sent to the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Matthew Kolawole, on Monday, the forum’s chairman, who is also the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, expressed shock over the incident.
“He called on relevant authorities to launch an investigation to unravel the cause of the fire disaster with a view to forestalling its recurrence and prosecuting any culprits who may have been responsible. “While sending the sympathy of the Conference of Speakers, the Chairman prayed against reoccurrence of the unfortunate incident,” he stated.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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