FG To Bear Burial Expenses of NANs’ Officials Killed In Auto Crash

The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa'i, said on Sunday in Umuahia that the Federal Government would bear the expenses incurred on the burial of five NANS officials who died in an auto crash.

The officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) lost their lives on June 13 in a road accident on the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene road.

A statement signed by Mr Aliyu Othman, the Special Assistant (Media) to the minister, said that Rufa'i made the promise when she visited the survivors of the accident at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia.

Rufa'i made cash donations to two of the victims, Uchenna Ogwo and Anumodo Chidibere, who were still receiving treatment at the hospital.

She assured them and their families of the government's support for their full recovery

Rufa'i, who also met with those that had been discharged from the hospital, announced an undisclosed cash donation to them.

The minister was accompanied on the visit by Sir Emeka Ananaba Abia’s Deputy Governor; Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) and Prof. Hilary Edeoga, the Vice-Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. (NAN)