Gov Ugwuanyi Commiserates With Families Of School Children Killed In Road Mishap

In the aftermath of Wednesday’s fatal road accident that claimed the lives of about twenty school children at Mgbowo, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Friday, commiserated with the families of the deceased as well as those that sustained injuries in the mishap.

In a statement by the state commissioner for information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, Gov Ugwuanyi received with sadness the news of the unfortunate accident, and also commiserated with the Catholic Bishop of Awgu Diocese, His Lordship, Most Reverend John Okoye, and the people of Awgu LGA over the tragic incident.

According to Aroh, Governor Ugwuanyi assured the people of Awgu of the solidarity and support of the state government, and directed the state commissioner for health, Dr Ikechukwu E. Obi, and the council chairman, Hon Pedro Nwankwo, to take all appropriate and necessary actions regarding the incident.

The victims were pupils of Presentation Nursery and Primary School, owned by the Catholic Diocese of Awgu. The 608 Mercedes bus, carrying sixty-one pupils, two teachers and the driver, had a head-on collision with a low-bed trailer that had a brake failure. The trailer belonged to a construction company.

In another development, Gov Ugwuanyi has directed the immediate deployment of the staff of the Enugu State Traffic Management Authority (ESTMA) to manage traffic in the Enugu capital territory. THE WHISTLER reports that the traffic situation in Enugu metropolis had become chaotic following the forceful exit of the state traffic controllers as a result of last week’s untoward actions of hoodlums and miscreants who hijacked the #EndSARS protests to cause mayhem and destroy both public and private property, including the traffic lights.

The directive, according to Aroh, “Is to ensure immediate restoration of normalcy in the traffic situation in the capital territory, which has become chaotic since the unfortunate disruption of activities by miscreants and hoodlums who hijacked the otherwise peaceful #ENDSARS protests. The good people of Enugu State and indeed all road users are therefore urged to cooperate with the staff of the Enugu State Traffic Management Authority (ESTMA).”