By Eseoghene Emuke
A leading governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has condoled with the family of the victims of the PTI Junction accident where a woman and her baby were reportedly crushed to death on Wednesday.
Gbagi, a renowned Nigerian industrialist, also commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta for his swift response and ordering an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the woman and her baby.
Recall that a petty trader and her baby were reportedly crushed to death at the PTI Junction in Uvwie Local Government Are of the state.
However, disturbed by the incident, Governor Okowa immediately ordered a probe into the unfortunate accident.
But in a statement on Thursday while reacting to the incident, the 2023 PDP governorship hopeful, disclosed that he has directed the Gbagi Foundation to immediately provide support and care for the family of the victims.
The former Minister of State for Education, while decrying the accident, stated that all human lives matter as such nobody should do anything that has the direct capability or potential of taking another person’s life intentionally or inadvertently.
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He noted that the action of the governor had saved the situation which resulted in the burning of a van belonging to Ebrumede Police Station from snowballing into a serious calamity from angry residents.
The statement read, “My heart is with the family of the victims. I can understand the pain the families are going through because of this irreparable and tragic loss of their beloved ones who went out in good health and high hope but did not return.
“In this time of challenge and pain, the families of the victims need sympathy, support and prayer. I will, on my part, do the little I can to support the families. To this effect, I have directed my foundation to reach out to the families to provide emotional, logistic and financial support to the affected families.”
He urged all road users in the state to always put their vehicles and other means of mobility in good condition, follow traffic protocols, respect other road users and shun the use of hard drugs and alcohol while driving or riding.
