The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to avert erosion and fire disaster caused by petroleum pipeline explosion in Umunwanwa Umuopara in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia. This was sequel to a motion by Rep. Samuel Onuigbo (PDP-Abia), on the need to urgently address erosion in the area that could cause fire disaster from the petroleum pipeline explosion. Moving the motion, Onuigbo expressed concern that a town in Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state had the Petroleum Management Company (PPMC) pipeline passing through it and the town had been devastated by erosion. Onuigbo noted that the destruction was threatening lives, property and economic activities in the area. He recalled that the explosion had recently resulted in the death of about 250 people in Osisioma in Osisioma Local Government Area and was reported to have exhibited similar dangerous signals. He noted that the issues were brought to the attention of the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) or its subsidiary PPMC, but alleged that such alert and several calls to prevent the deadly incident were ignored. The lawmaker also said that similar alerts had been sent to the Federal Government… Read full this story
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