Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade yesterday visited the Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar, to see how accident victims of the Bikers’ Parade were faring. He promised to take over the medical bills of the victims.
The governor also visited the Bogobiri community – Hausa/Fulani settlement – in the company of the Seriki Garuba Lawan to commiserate with the residents and promised to also pay a visit to some of the victims who were rushed to University of Calabar Teaching Hospital UCTH yesterday.
At the naval hospital, Ayade described the incident as a sad learning curve that would never be allowed to happen again and lauded the management of the hospital for their swift response to the plight of victims who were wounded when a Toyota Camry car crashed into the crowd watching the bikers’ parade on Tuesday.
He said, “We are here at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar, to show the government’s concern for the victims of the bikers’ parade car accident. We are here to take the bills and show compassion.”
“What happened was a learning curve, it speaks to the fact that all road barricades for the carnival must be respected.
“This is the first time we have had an incident of this nature and I can assure you that it won’t happen again. With all sense of grief, with all sense of melancholy, we submit to the will of God.” Ayade maintained.
“Moving forward every arm of the security agencies will be fully deployed and the barricades fully policed,” he said.
Ayade warned motorists to desist from breaking the barricades mounted by the authorities of the Carnival Commission or be ready to face the full wrath of the law.
