{"id":59744,"date":"2025-01-20T00:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59744"},"modified":"2025-01-20T00:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:52:58","slug":"nigerian-governors-forum-mourns-victims-of-tanker-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/20\/nigerian-governors-forum-mourns-victims-of-tanker-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Governors&#8217; Forum Mourns Victims of Tanker Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Njoku Chijioke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Governors&#8217; Forum (NGF), has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating tanker explosion at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Niger State, which claimed over 50 lives and left many injured.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by its Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, the forum conveyed condolences to the government and people of Niger State, as well as the victims&#8217; families, while wishing the injured a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The NGF called for stricter enforcement of safety regulations on the transportation and handling of combustible materials to prevent future tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>Governor AbdulRazaq described the incident as a stark reminder of the need to strengthen regulatory frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>The forum also commended the swift response of emergency services and first responders in managing the aftermath of the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Governor AbdulRazaq urged citizens to prioritize safety and prayed for the repose of the victims&#8217; souls and strength for their grieving families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Njoku Chijioke The Nigerian Governors&#8217; Forum (NGF), has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating tanker explosion at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Niger State, which claimed over 50 lives and left many injured. In a statement by its Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, the forum conveyed condolences to the government [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59746,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59744\/revisions\/59746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}