House Minority Caucus commiserates With families of stampedes’ victims
…Urges FG To Take Realistic Approach In Tackling Corrosive Hunger
Abuja (Core Reporters) Pained by the loss of over 70 lives of Nigerians to the ill-fated food stampede in Ibadan, Okija and Abuja, the House of Representatives Minority Caucus has commiserate with the families of the victims of the unfortunate incidents, while urging the Federal government to take Realistic approach in tackling corrosive hunger in the land.
In a statement signed by the minority leader, Rep..Kingsley Chinda which was made available to Core Reporters on Thursday. December 26, 2024, the caucus expressed worries that the biting economic situation that has led to debilitating poverty, and corrosive hunger, are gradually becoming the norm across the country.
Rep Chinda said, “The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives is deeply pained by the unfortunate triple disasters that occurred in Ibadan, Okija, and Abuja which led to multiple deaths, and many injuries during distribution of empowerment palliatives, and other giveaways. We are shocked at the severity of the pains, deaths, and injuries that happened at these respective locations while people were gathered to receive foods, and other items to mark the yuletide season.
“As a Caucus, it is saddening that in just a few days, we lost about 70 people; including children, nursing mothers, women, and the elderly as a result of stampedes that happened at the distribution points. It is heartbreaking, and heartrending that these victims paid the supreme price in search of what to eat. It is pathetic, and dehumanizing!
“As a result of these disturbing trends, the Caucus strongly appeal to the Federal Government and various intervention agencies to take immediate actions towards increasing, and improving empowerment programmes.
“With the negative global attention these avoidable incidents have generated, we reiterate that the FG and State Governments should do more by ensuring that these palliatives percolate to the right people that need such.
As we commiserate with the families of those who died at the stampedes, and identify with those who suffered various degrees of injuries, the Caucus calls for proper security arrangements; full-proof crowd management; and appropriate medical services at the venues of distribution of empowerment palliatives by governments, agencies, politicians, religious bodies, social groups, and individuals,” the house minority leader opined.
