President Buhari congratulates Akwa Ibom state gov for surviving church building collapse incident, mourns the victims

In a press statement released by his Senior media aide, Shehu Garba, President Buhari congratulated Akwa Ibom state governor, Emmanuel Udom, for surviving yesterday's incident of collapsed building at the Reigners Bible Church Akwa Ibom.

 The church building collapsed while the state governor was there as a guest. Over 50 people were killed in the incident. Read the statement below President Muhammadu Buhari has ended a conversation a while ago with the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel in which he congratulated the Governor and his family on their lucky escape from the tragic collapse of the building of the Reigners Bible Church, Uyo.

The President also conveyed to the Governor and the People of Akwa Ibom State, the deep sorrow of his family, the government and the entire people of Nigeria over the many deaths and injury recorded following the incident. In praying for the repose of the souls of the deceased and the quick recovery of the injured, President Buhari implored the people of the state, especially those in the catchment area of the incident to rally around the victims of the tragedy to help ease their sorrow and pains. He commended the Government of the state for the handling of the situation, so far.

This post first appeared on Linda Ikeji's Blog. Read the original story here.