Federal Government Plans To Foot The Bills For NANS Leaders Burial
The Federal Government of Nigeria will foot the bills for the burial of five leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students who lost their life last week in a ghastly motor accident in Abia State.
The NANS executives, who were on their way to University of Uyo to mediate in the crisis rocking the university, died when their bus collided with an oncoming truck. Seven other persons were seriously wounded in the crash.
Speaking in Umuahia when she visited the surviving members of the executives, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai, said the federal government has concluded plans to take care of the burial expenses of the dead NANS leaders as well as the medical bills of the surviving victims.
Rufai, who is in the state to ascertain the condition of the crash survivors, said that she was happy with their recovery rate and extended President Goodluck Jonathan’s condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident.
Responding on behalf of the crash survivors, Benjamin Adekunle, thanked President Jonathan for showing concern to their plight and the gesture he has extended to them since the accident occurred.
