The Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, has said that discussions are advancing among governors and strategic federal agencies in the oil and gas industry over the adoption of safer methods of transportation of petroleum products across the country. The chairman of the forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, made this known on Sunday in Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when he visited to commiserate with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the people, and the Government over Friday night’s tanker inferno which claimed the lives of five persons and razed over one hundred and twenty vehicles.
AbdulRazaq, who is also the Governor of Kwara State, recalled a similar carnage in Ogun State, which was caused by a tanker conveying compressed natural gas, CNG that impacted lives. According to him, the incident which happened on the Indorama-Aleto bridge axis of the East-West Road in Eleme Local Government Area, makes it imperative for governors to work with appropriate regulatory agencies to initiate safer means of transporting inflammable substances like petrol and gas. He further asserted that plans are already in place with the Head of the Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency, adding that there will be a review of some laws.
