Senator Adeola Sympathise n Promise To Provide Life Jackets

Senator Adeola. last week sympathise with the parents who lost children in the capsize boat for their irreparable losses adding that such losses are made more painful as the parents were genuinely investing in the lives and future of their offspring for the good of the society.
“While the unforeseen can sometimes occur in accidents like this, it is our duty to ensure that losses and fatalities are minimize to the barest minimum through precautionary and safety measures that are strictly enforced by regulatory authorities. But this can only take place when safety gadgets like life jackets and helmets are available for people to use and their use strictly enforced” Senator Adeola. 

The senator representing the largest senatorial district in Nigeria said his donation is to complement similar efforts of the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LAWSA in providing life jackets for boat operators to ensure safety on our water ways adding that he is sure that the Lagos State House of Assembly will look at the regulatory regime for the waterways in their ongoing investigations of the latest accident.

 

Senator Adeola said that Lagos State as a riverine state with serious road traffic congestion must perforce develop and utilize its marine transport system adding that what is require now is enforcement of regulatory regimes to ensure standard and safety for public transport on Lagos water ways.