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November 8, 2019
The Senate has urged the Federal Government toinvest more in fire safety equipment in all major markets across the country,to reduce the effect of fire incidents on lives and property of citizens.
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah said this while speaking tonewsmen after plenary, following a motion he sponsored on the “Tragic FuelTanker Fire disaster in Onitsha, Anambra State” at the National Assembly, inAbuja.
According to him, this motion is necessitated by theinferno that engulfed Onitsha Market on October 16th, 2019 claiming lives andproperty
Ubah attributed most of the tanker fire relatedincidents to substandard materials used in the manufacturing of tankers, andcalled for safety regulatory checks to mitigate repeat of such incidences.
According to him, the proposed bill has beenthoroughly investigated and the result is a workable bill that will ensure anagency of government is assigned to monitor the activities of tankers.
The bill will make certain that all tankers meet requiredregulations and standards before loading at the depot and as they move from onestate to another.