Oyetola Don Talk Say Make We Ban Wooden Boats For Water

Omo Naija, this one get weight! Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola don yarn say e don time wey we go zero wooden boats for water dem! Chai, with all the boat wahala wey dey happen lately, this matter don dey serious.

For one press release wey him Special Adviser, Bolaji Akinola, put out, Oyetola talk say make all state governments quick-quick ban those wooden boats wey sabi cause accidents anytime wey dem waka. Instead, na better fibre and aluminium boats wey we need to dey use to ferry passengers. E no dey make sense again, my people!

As e dey be, some communities don suffer small because of this boat accidents, and Oyetola no go silent. Him talk say make people start to dey follow safety guidelines sharply. E don warn say make nobody dey travel for night again, you go fit take your life do gamble, abi?

In case you no sabi, Oyetola yarn say:

‘Waterway users must refuse to board rickety or overloaded boats.’ And true true, e make sense. E no go fit overemphasize how important that life jacket be. Na dem assurance wey you go need if you enter any boat!

Oyetola also carry mouth talk say the way some wooden boats dey break down fast fast because of water wey dey spoil dem, no be small. Once boat don dey leak, my friend, na so danger dey enter. We need to stop this madness.

“These wooden boats no get stability at all, if wave just shake am small, you fit see yourself for water — gist no go sweet again, my people,” Oyetola continue.

According to am, if we fit adopt these modern vessels wey dey stronger and last longer, our lives go dey safer for water. E don talk say these boats dey easy to maintain and even dey carry safety equipment wey fit save lives. Abeg, make we sabi what we dey use.

Chai, Oyetola don pledge say Federal Government dey serious about safety for waterways, as dem don distribute 35,000 life jackets to riverine states last year. But wetin? Some people still dey use those wooden boats wey sabi put lives for risk on top water. E no go balance o!

“Na why I dey appeal to state governments to join hands with us to replace those wooden boats with better options. Omo, make dem provide life jackets for water transport passengers too,” Oyetola talk finish.

Na wetin we go find for Naija, abi? Safety no get price! Water transportation dey important for our blue economy, but make we dey do am responsibly o. Oyetola don make get am clear — together, we fit stop these avoidable tragedies wey dey cost us plenty pain! Make we no slack again for our own safety, Naija!”