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Tanker Explosion for Enugu: Wetin Go Happen Next?

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Enugu tanker explosion: Dis kind wahala no suppose happen again

Ah, this kind tin wey happen for Enugu na one serious mata wey person no fit just hear and forget. Story be say for Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, wahala burst one fateful morning on January 25, 2025 when one tanker full with petrol wey dey waka for Ugwu Onyeama side come lose control.

Di tanker na like loaded gun, and as e jam reach seventeen motor, boom! Everywhere scatter like groundnut inside mortar. Di fire wey follow sef no gree respect anybody. Na di kind tori wey go make you dey hold your head dey shout, “Wetin be dis?

Di tin happen sharp sharp around eleven-thirty for morning. People wey dey waka or dey their car dey mind their business no know say wahala dey come for corner.

Di tanker driver, whether brake fail or speed carry am go, just scatter everywhere like say na action film. Di explosion be like thunder wey no dey plan to stop. Black smoke just dey go up for sky, people wey dey area no fit understand wetin dey happen.

Some dey shout, some dey run, others dey stand like statue because confusion don land. Na there emergency people like FRSC, police, and fire service come rush enter the scene.
But make we no lie, di fire too big! Di heat alone fit roast yam, talk less of di wahala to rescue people. E be like di whole place na furnace.

Di report later talk say eighteen people wey dey there no survive. Many of dem, kai, burn so tey person no fit recognize dem. Ten others manage survive but with plenty injury.
Di kain injury wey go make hospital busy for weeks. Some people lucky well well, dem just waka commot without even scratch.

Di mata pain reach everybody. Even President Bola Tinubu no fit hold hinself.
Him come talk say na serious pain to see Nigerians dey suffer like dis. Him promise say dem go investigate wetin happen well well and find solution to dis kain wahala.

Tinubu even talk say dem go review road safety laws to make sure say dis kain tin no go dey happen anyhow. Governor Peter Mbah for Enugu State sef no keep quiet.

Him declare mourning period to show respect for di people wey don go. Him promise di families say government go support dem anyhow dem fit.

But di question na, wetin cause dis kain problem? FRSC talk say e fit be brake failure or say di driver dey overspeed.
Na wetin dem dey investigate now. Some people dey even talk say di tanker sef, e be like say dem no dey service am well.

You know say for Naija, vehicle maintenance na tin wey some drivers no dey take serious. And di roads? Chai! Some parts of di road no good at all.

Wetin even make dis kain mata worse na say for Naija, na road dem dey use carry fuel up and down. Train wey suppose carry di load no dey work.

So na tanker drivers dey do di heavy lifting. And dis kind wahala no be today e start.
Few weeks before dis one, for Suleja side of Niger State, another tanker accident kill ninety-eight people. Di mata pain me well because di people wey die sef na people wey dey try scoop fuel from di tanker.

Dem no know say na death dem dey collect. Government no gree relax for dis kain mata.
Di National Orientation Agency don dey do campaign dey tell people say make dem no dey near any tanker wey fall. But di problem be say, economy hard.

Since dem remove fuel subsidy, plenty people dey struggle. So, as dem see free fuel, dem go risk their life. E no suppose be like dat. Di government sef know say di hardship dey too much, but dem dey try see how dem go balance di mata.

For di Ugwu Onyeama community, di tori na wound wey go take time before e heal. Families wey lose loved ones dey cry, people wey survive dey thank God but di trauma no go leave dem quick.

NGOs and local leaders dey do vigil and dey give support, but wetin go really help na if dis kain tin no repeat again. Make we dey look forward to beta transportation system wey go reduce di use of tankers.

Di tanker explosion mata don show say Naija get serious work to do for road safety, infrastructure, and how dem dey transport dangerous materials. If di government no act fast, who know wetin fit happen next?

Everybody need to join head together—government o, company dem, oga driver dem, and even you wey dey read dis Pidgin News tori—to make sure say road accident no go continue dey happen like dis. Na di only way we fit prevent dis kind big wahala for future.

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Fubara na Governor wey dey move Rivers State forward

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This image illustrates Governor Fubara leading Rivers State with action and resilience, focused on development and good governance
Dis image illustrate how Governor Fubara dey lead Rivers State with action and resilience, e dey put di pipo first

Siminalayi Fubara wey be Rivers State Governor no be small pesin at all. Di kain wahala wey dem wan use press am down, e no send dem. Di man just stand gidigba, like Iroko tree wey no dey hear wind story.

Even di wahala wey come from di ogbonge Nyesom Wike, FCT Minister and former Rivers State govnor, no shake am one bit. HURIWA, di Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, sef don give Fubara di title of “Public Office Holder of di Year” for 2024. Di man na resilience wey waka come human form.

Di politicking wey Fubara dey face na beans? HURIWA talk say di man dey face “conspiratorial alliance” wey involve some political enemies. Huh, di grammar heavy, wait make I drink cold water. Imagine dat kain setup! But Fubara no gree shift one inch. E dey there dey dey push Rivers forward like say e no even notice di wahala.

Di kain support wey Rivers people dey give am sef dey sweet belle. E clear say di pipo sabi wetin good. Dem see say di man dey serious about di welfare and development of Rivers State. Na why dem dey give am natural support, no be all dis arrangee politicking wey dem dey do for oda side.

Talk about projects wey dey sweet body, Fubara no dey carry last. E don improve di roads, build better schools, and upgrade hospitals. Rivers people sef don dey enjoy better healthcare and education, wetin dem no too see before. No be just dat, di man dey empower youths anyhow.

E open skill acquisition centers, vocational training programs, and scholarship schemes wey don make plenty youths get hope for di future. Na di kain tins wey fit reduce joblessness and make di place beta.

E get one big road project wey dem dey call Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo Unity Road. Fubara come waka go Ngo Town go open di Andoni section of di road. Di kain joy wey Rivers people get no be here. E even hail di past govnor, Peter Odili, wey start di road project.

But wetin make everybody happy pass be say di road no dey owe money again—everything don pay finish. Na wetin dem dey call clean governance be dat.

Fubara no dey look back oh. E talk say wetin e don achieve for three months, some people wey do eight years no fit match am. Di man dey talk am with chest: “We don do pass wetin dem do for eight years!”

Imagine dat kain confidence. E still promise say di health sector go beta wella for Rivers State. Di man no dey do “talk talk” e dey action-oriented.

No be only big man talk Fubara dey drop; e sabi carry di people along. E tell dem make dem support di government for centre because if centre beta, state go beta too. Di logic dey simple, but e make sense die. And di people wey dey Rivers dey gbadu di style wey e dey take run show—e dey put dem first before anything.

Even di media don begin talk beta about Rivers State. My-Ace China, one correct real estate oga, talk say di media perception for Rivers don dey sweet now because of Fubara.

Di man dey do apolitical governance; e no dey look party before e do wetin good. Na apolitical him mean, no be Apollo wey dey enter eye o! But imagine di kain peace wey go dey when leader no dey carry party politics put for front burner.

E get one kain natural talent wey Port Harcourt pipo get, but wetin dem need na support. Mr. China talk say Lagos dey support their artists pass Port Harcourt. But Rivers youths dey try; dem dey work extra hard to show say talent full ground. Di man talk say Rivers no be only oil and gas; e get talents wey dey ground wey go fit blow if dem get better push.

Dis Fubara sef sabi talk. When dem swear am in as Governor for Yakubu Gowon Stadium, e no waste time to show say e dey ready to work. E promise civil servants beta pay on time, even pensions and gratuities. Di man no dey make mouth; e just dey build on wetin Wike don already do.

But e dey add e own flavor join. You sabi wetin dem dey call “continuity with improvement”? Na di tin wey Fubara dey do be dat.

Fubara no dey play when e come to big grammar oh, but e sabi drop message wey everybody go understand. E talk say e go continue to dey focus on education, healthcare, and agriculture because na di areas wey Rivers dey lag behind before e come office.

Di man no dey shy to admit say some tins no too dey okay before, but e dey ready to fix am. Imagine Governor wey get dat kain honesty. E sweet for ear.

Oya, make we talk about transparency and accountability. HURIWA don beg Fubara make e continue to dey open eye for governance. Dem talk say na di secret to good governance and inclusive development. Di man gree. E dey involve di people for wetin e dey do, and dat one na wetin dey make di whole thing sweet pass.

You no fit talk about Fubara matter without mention di wahala wey follow e government enter. Di man dey face di kain opposition wey fit make pesin pack e bag run, but e no shake. E just dey focus like pesin wey dey write WAEC.

Even with di Inspector General of Police mata and oda political palava, e still dey deliver. Di kain resilience wey e get na wetin make Rivers people dey love am pass.

Fubara na man of di people. E dey work like pesin wey sabi say e dey serve, no be di oda way round. Di kain respect wey e dey give Rivers people dey make dem follow am like say na captain wey dey lead ship. And di projects wey e dey commission dey show say di man serious about development. No be just to dey talk; e dey do wetin e yarn.

In short, if you never hear about Governor Fubara before, dis na your chance to know say Rivers State dey under beta leadership. Di man dey put pipo first, dey fix roads, dey build schools, dey empower youths, and dey show say good governance no be rocket science.

E just dey do e own like person wey sabi say life no hard if everybody dey do di right tin. So, if you be Rivers pikin, just relax because dis Governor no dey carry last!

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