According to him, “These frequent incidents that result in loss of lives and property are a national scandal caused by our indifference to safety standards.’
Buhari expressed regret that “many accidents are preventable if proper proactive and precautionary measures are put in place or properly observed as routine policies.”
He said: “Ours is a country where we move on whenever tragedies occur instead of taking preventive safety measures to forestall future calamities.”
President Buhari called on the county’s transport authorities, traffic and road management agencies as well as law enforcement officials to sit up and enforce safety standards with more seriousness, adding that “refusal to do the right thing can cause potential tragic problems that harm innocent people.”
“Nigeria is not having a shortage of laws and regulations, but our problem is lack of zeal to enforce those laws and regulations for the sake of public safety”, the President said even as he condoled with Kogi State government and the families of the victims of the tragedy.