Onitsha Tanker Fire: Group Wants Obiano Impeached, 2 Commissioners Prosecuted

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

A socio-political organization, Igbo National Council (INC), has called on the Anambra State House of Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings against Governor Willie Obiano if he fails to resign by October 23.

The group in a statement pegged its demand on what it claimed as the perceived negligence of the governor in the wake of the fuel tanker explosion that destroyed properties worth billions in Onitsha on Wednesday.

The group, in a press statement signed by its President, Chilos Godsent and the Publicity Secretary, Victor Bienie Emenike, on Friday noted that the inferno was a result of bad spots at Upper-Iweka along Onitsha – Owerri road, which could have cost the state government about N2 million to repair and avoid the loss of properties.

The Igbo group noted that, “Investigation revealed that the inferno was, as a result of bad spots at Upper-Iweka along Onitsha – Owerri road which caused a petrol tanker carrying fuel (PMS) to fall, resulting to outburst of fire that destroyed the entire livelihood of over two hundred thousand Nigerians.

“We note that the said bad spots at Upper – Iweka along Onitsha – Owerri Road cannot cost Anambra State Government more than two million (N2,000,000.00) to repair.

“We call on the Anambra State House of Assembly to commence an impeachment process against Gov. Willie Obiano if he fails to voluntarily resign before October 23rd, 2019.

“The INC also calls on the Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command to immediately arrest and prosecute the Anambra State Commissioner for Works – Engr. Marcel Ejiofor and Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment – Mr. Don Adinuba respectively for wilful violation of their oath of office, lies, negligence and ineptitude in the discharge of their duties as Commissioners.

“The Igbo National Council (INC) joins all well-meaning Nigerians to commiserate with the victims of the Ochanja – Onitsha fire outbreak that resulted to the loss of over five lives including a woman and her child, destruction of over forty residential houses and over five thousand (5000) shops worth over two hundred billion Naira in less than four hours.”

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