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PRESIDENT TINUBU SENDS DELEGATION TO JIGAWA OVER TANKER EXPLOSION

A petrol tanker exploded in Jigawa killing about 140 people.

As a result,President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to lead a Federal Government delegation to Jigawa in response to Tuesday night inferno in Majia town.

The government delegation will comprise the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali; Corps Marshall of the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Shehu Mohammed; and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North West), Abdullahi Tanko Yakasai.Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said that while in Jigawa, the delegation will visit the scene of the incident to assess the situation and visit injured persons in the hospital.

President Tinubu further directs that emergency aid, including medical supplies, food, and shelter, be extended to the 50 victims receiving treatment and others affected by the fire.

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