NUPENG Promises To Train Tanker Drivers On Safe Driving

The Nigeria Union of Pe
troleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has promised to continue to train and re-orient tanker drivers on safe driving to reduce accidents on the roads.
The union gave the assurance in a statement signed by its President, Mr Igwe Achese, on Friday in Lagos.
The statement said that the training would be frequent, following recent fuel tanker accidents in Onitsha, Anambra and Idimu, Lagos State.
It could  be  recalled that the fuel tanker fire on June 1, in Onitsha claimed over 50 lives and property while that of Lagos on June 2, claimed property worth N2 million.
According to the statement, the tanker drivers will be given regular training and re-orientation on safe driving and vehicle maintenance.
It, however, advised government to rehabilitate the railways to haul petroleum products in order to reduce the burden of traffic on the highways.
The statement also urged the governors of the two states affected in the recent tanker accidents, to assist the families of those who lost their loved ones and property.
It expressed the condolence of the union and prayed for those who lost their property, shops and cars and other valuable property as a result of the inferno.