The National Legislative Assembly on Tuesday recommended fuel stations’ location assessment and non-existence of military police in fueling points all over South Sudan.
Eastern Equatoria State Member of Parliament or MP Victor Omuho Ohide calls on line ministries and committees to review fuel stations and close down those located in residential areas, demanding managers to get rid of armed military police to avoid another disaster.
He alerts the nation to guard against fuel adulteration through dilution especially of diesel that may cause vehicle explosion to claim lives any time.
Jonglei State MP David Yen Bilieth analyzes Maridi fuel explosion preliminary motion statement by legislator Justin Joseph Marona to conclude that some SPLA members who allegedly shot into the air to scare away residents from harvesting the oozing petrol caused the tragedy.
Upper Nile State MP Gatwech Lam Puoch says the incident should be an eye opener for mass awareness on dangers of petrol to deter similar future occurrence.
Central Equatoria State MP Janet Ayaa Alex calls for speedy tabling of bill on control of inflammable items to put words into action to arrest possible emergencies.
Eastern Equatoria State legislator Betty Achan Ogwaro believes what happened in Maridi was a looming disaster that could have happened anywhere in the country due to vehicle over speeding exposing them to collapse to attract poor citizens for survival and that traffic police should intensify highway road patrols.