𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥: 𝙉𝙄𝙒𝘼 𝘽𝙤𝙨𝙨, 𝘽𝙤𝙡𝙖 𝙊𝙮𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙟𝙞 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙨, 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙠𝙞𝙩𝙨...𝙎𝙖𝙮𝙨 '𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙗𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙣-𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚' ...𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙞𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨.

Following the recent boat mishap in Niger state, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji has commiserated with the Niger state government and the family of the victims in the state.
This is just as Oyebamiji declared that making waterways safer remains non-negotiable and topmost priority of the Authority as he read Riot Act to defaulters, night travelers among other noncompliance with safety tips.

The NIWA Boss, who was on a day visit to Gbajibo community in Niger State, frowned at the negative attitude of boat operators and passengers regarding safety regulations, noting that overloading and non-use of life jackets while traveling on waterways by operators or passengers would attract stiffer penalties. 

Oyebami revealed that the water marshals would begin 24 hours operation to enforce the water regulations code in order to further enhance smooth operations across the country's waterways. 

The NIWA Boss ordered immediate arrest of the boat owner and driver of the capsized boats. 

Oyebamiji, who expressed heartfelt condolences over the ugly incident, used the occasion to distribute life jackets and other safety kits to the people of the state.

He noted that the federal government was irrevocably committed to guaranteeing adequate  protection and safety of lives and property of the citizens on the nation's waterways.

He, therefore, reassured the residents of the community, in particular and Nigerians in general, of the unwavering commitment of the Authority to keep the waterways safe for all just as he implored the waterways users to always comply and adhere strictly to safety tips.

Hundreds of boat operators, passengers, stakeholders, among others benefitted, from the free safety kits distributed.

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