Mishap: Niger govt presents 5 metal boats to communities

From Yakubu Mustapha Minna

In an effort to reduce the frequent boat accidents that claimed numerous lives, the Niger state government has presented five metal fifty – seater boats to riverine communities in the state.
The Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo on his social media handle X disclosed this after the presentation in Wuya community of Gbako local government area of Niger state.
Ebbo stated that the Niger State Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) delivered the boats as part of Governor Umaru Bago’s initiative to ensure safer inland water transportation, support agricultural activities, and enhance the safety of residents.
He hinted that the Project Coodinator of CSDA, Aisha Abdulkadir further eexplained that the communities requested this intervention due to the dangers posed by the wooden boats previously used, which were prone to damage and not durable on water.
According to Ebbo, during the handover of the operational code to local government chairmen, Commissioner for Transport Hadiza Kuta highlighted the importance of enforcing water travel regulations and warned that violators would face prosecution.
Some of the benefiting community representatives in their separate remarks, appreciated governor Mohammed Umar Bago’s foresight aimed at curbing future boat mishap in the state.
of May, 2024, shall abide pending the hearing of the consolidated applications and substantive suit without hearing the defendants on whether or not it is suitable to grant an injunction in the circumstance, amounts to a denial of fair hearing of the defendants.
“The decision of the honourable court to extend the interim order of injunction in the circumstance without hearing the other side, amounts to a perversion of justice,” they added.
Justice Agbaza, who acknowledged receipt of the motion, adjourned to hear all the pending applications in the matter.
The suit, marked: FCTHC/ABJ/CV/260/2024, was brought before the court by four aggrieved members of the Cooperative- Eze Onwuneme, Chamberlin Ajagba, Alhaji Ibrahim Yakubu and Bello Mohammed Garba.