Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State has sympathised with the families of the victims of the Obajana accident, News About Nigeria reports.
The Governor offered his condolences in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah.
Recall that a fatal accident occurred on Sunday in separate road crashes in Kogi and Benue states, claiming the lives of 13 bus passengers and leaving 21 others injured.
The Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, Samuel Oyedeji, in Lokoja, the state capital, had disclosed on Monday that the accident in Kogi occurred around 7.30 pm on Sunday
Oyedeji added that the accident, involving a commercial Sharon bus and an articulated cement truck, took place near Obajana Market on the Obajana-Lokoja Road in the Lokoja Local Government Area of the state.
In his statement, Governor Ododo assured the families of the victims that the government would not abandon them in the moment of their grief.
“I am disturbed that this accident resulted in the loss of lives and damage to property in the area.
“I sympathise with the families of those who lost their lives and the survivors, and I promise that we shall not abandon them in their moment of grief,” he stated.
He also commended the FRSC and other agencies for their quick response and urged people to avoid travelling at night.
“Let me also commend the Federal Road Safety Commission and other agencies for their quick response, but again, I want to urge Nigerians to avoid night travel and for transporters in the state to preserve passenger manifests at bus terminals to enable easy identification when there are situations like this,” the governor added.
