Rivers tanker fire: Reps urge construction firm to provide alternative lane
The House of Representatives has urged the construction company handling the ongoing reconstruction of the Akpajo-Onne axis of the East-West Road in the Eleme local government area of Rivers State to provide a smooth alternative lane for the movement of commuters while construction is ongoing.
This followed an incident where some people were killed while several vehicles were burnt on the road when a tanker laden with premium motor spirit (PMS) overturned and spilled its contents on the road, leading to a fire outbreak.
Most of the affected vehicles and their occupants were trapped due to traffic gridlock occasioned by the ongoing reconstruction.
The House mandated the Federal Ministry of Works and RCC to ensure that there are traffic Marshalls on the road to direct traffic, ensure the free flow of traffic, and avoid the gridlock of cars on the long stretch of the road under construction.
The House mandated the Ministry of Works to ensure that RCC steps up the pace of the road construction to ensure completion in record time.
It also mandated the House Committee on Works to ensure compliance.
The House observed a minute silence for the departed.
These resolutions followed the adoption of a motion of urgent importance moved by Felix Uche.
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Uche said at about 8 pm on Friday the 26th day of April 2024, a yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons including a pregnant woman and Children, and over eighty vehicles were burnt beyond recognition in the incident.
He observed that the Eleme axis of the East-West road has been under construction by Messers Reynolds Construction Company (RCC).
He added that he had moved a motion in June 2023 on the bad state of the road.
The lawmaker observed that despite the importance of the road and the daily heavy traffic on that road, RCC has purportedly failed to provide a smooth alternative for commuters while the construction is done at a very slow rate.
He observed that all the cars trapped in the fire were in gridlock and had no way to reverse or escape from the incident.
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