The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers has blamed incessant tanker accidents in the country to the poor condition of the nation’s roads.
The union said this in Port Harcourt during a one-day training it organised for tanker drivers, tagged, ‘Safe Driving, Accident Effects and Prevention’.
Speaking, the National President of NUPENG, who doubles as the Deputy President of Nigerian Labour Congress, Mr. Igwe Achese, said that most of the tanker accidents were caused by pot holes and gullies that had been left unaddressed.
He, however, enjoined tanker drivers to change their attitudes on the usage of the roads.
“You are all aware we have had series of issues about accidents that involve our trucks. When such accidents occur, sometimes, the impact leads to loss of lives and property.
“So, we decided to ask ourselves questions too on what are the causes of these accidents. So we decided to have driving training for our drivers.
“The nature of our roads is a real contributory factor to tanker accidents which we are experiencing. It is unfortunate that we are expecting change to have effect on our roads, but that has not been realised and this is over one year.
“We are still confident that change will come, but it should have impact on the road infrastructure. We are also happy that the budget has been approved; its implementation is what we are watching and how it is going to have impact on the roads which we use daily.”
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