Management of\u00a0 National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) \u00a0has attributed the incessant boat mishaps at night to lack of navigational aids installed in the boats.
\nThe Authority said over 95 percent of mishaps happened at night hours or wee hours.
\nManaging Director, NIWA, George Moghalu, stated this during a media parley with journalists in Lagos.
\n\u201cNinety to Ninety-five per cent accidents happen in the night or early in the morning. These vessels do not have night navigational aids, therefore, they should not move in the night. But people will still move at nights.
\n\u201cThe drivers will avoid the right jetties and at times, they do not even move from jetties, but at river banks to the water to expose our people to dangers,\u201d he said.
\nThe Authority said it is working with barge operators to have a comprehensive insurance cover for both barges and cargoes on Nigeria\u2019s waterways.
\nNIWA said an improved quality insurance cover for vessels is a prime project it is fully committed to in its bids to decongesting the nation\u2019s ports and reducing pressure on Nigerian roads.
\n\u201cWe are looking at having quality insurance to cover both the barges and the cargoes.
\n\u201cThis was some of the issues raised by the importers, because they do not want a situation where they would gamble with their goods to bring their goods from China and Europe and then getting to lose it on the Nigerian waterways\u201d, Moghalu explained.
\nThe Authority insisted that it would arrest and prosecute any boat driver found wanting in the act, even as he appealed to boat owners and operators to desisted from plying at odd hours to avoid mishap
\nHe admonished drivers and passengers to always obey safety rules and regulations to avoid carnage in the waters.<\/p>\n
By: Chinedu Wosu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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