According to him, most of the accidents recorded on the waterways are with the wooden boats.
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has urged states of the federation to collaborate with the federal ministry of marine and blue economy, through NIWA, to achieve safer inland water transport
He said that the federal government was worried over the incessant accidents and attendant loss of lives.
NIWA advised boat operators to desist from travelling on the inland waterways outside the approved period of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m
“The deputy governor assured the community that the perpetrators would be brought to book.”
