The Akwa Ibom state government has released a statement confirming the
presence of the state governor, Emmanuel Udom, at the Reigners Bible
Church, Uyo, when it collapsed today killing over 50 persons. The
statement signed by the Personal Assistant to the governor for
Information, Ekerette Udoh, states that a panel of inquiry that will
check the remote causes of the collapse will be set up by the
government. Read the statement after the cut..
“The Government of Akwa Ibom State has commiserated with the families of
the victims of the collapsed building at Reigners Bible Church
International along Uyo Village road. His Excellency, the Governor of
Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel was present at the church service
during the incident and thereafter personally supervised rescue
operations and evacuation of the injured to the hospital. The State
Government will undertake the medical treatment of the victims. A high-
Powered panel of enquiry is being constituted to ascertain the immediate
and remote factors leading to the collapse of the church building with a
view to forestall the re-occurrence of such incident and bring to book
persons found to have compromised professional standards in the
construction of the building.”
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