FCT, Anambra Stampedes: Tinubu Mourns Victims, Cancels Scheduled Events In Lagos
STATE HOUSE Official statement
PRESIDENT TINUBU Drops Booked Occasions IN LAGOS To pay tribute to Casualties OF Rushes IN FCT, ANAMBRA
President Bola Tinubu dropped all his authority occasions in Lagos today, including his participation at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta to pay tribute to the rush casualties in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State.
The two misfortunes guaranteed many lives and left numerous others harmed.
President Tinubu was booked to watch the boat march and different exercises of the Boat Regatta from the waterfront of his Oyinkan Abayomi Drive home in Ikoyi.
Dignitaries, including high ranking representatives of the Lagos State government and white cap bosses from the State, were at that point situated when the President dropped his appearance following briefings on the misfortunes.
Sympathizing with the survivors of the awful occurrences in Anambra and the Government Capital Region, President Tinubu asked states and applicable specialists to uphold severe group control gauges right away.
He noticed the upsetting similarity between the setbacks at the Sacred Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, and a public venue in Okija, Anambra State, and the lamentable episode in Ibadan, Oyo State recently.
He said neighborhood and state specialists ought to never again endure functional failures by associations and corporate bodies engaged with altruistic and philanthropic exercises.
While petitioning God for the tranquil rest of the spirits of the guiltless Nigerians who passed on in the rushes, President Tinubu wished a speedy recuperation to the harmed.
He repeated that these disasters are avoidable assuming occasion organizers stick to essential shields and conventions to guarantee pre-and post-occasion wellbeing.
”In a time of satisfaction and festivity, we lament with kinsmen grieving the excruciating misfortunes of their friends and family. Our requests of heavenly solace and recuperating are with them,” President Tinubu said.
The President wished the Lagos State government, coordinators of the Boat Regatta, themed ”Our Water, Our Legacy, Our Life,” an effective and without hitch celebration.
Bayo Onanuga
Extraordinary Consultant to the President
(Data and System)
December 21, 2024
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