Kingsley Uju-Chima (APC-Imo) has renewed calls to mix artisanal refineries into the nation’s refining regulations of the oil and gasoline alternate as charred bodies remain unevacuated.

Mr Uju-Chima representing Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta, Oru Federal Constituency, acknowledged the proposed artisanal refinery used to be a likely permanent formulation to the threat connected with unlawful oil bunkering.

Mr Uju-Chima, who furthermore expressed awe that 48 hours after the incident, many unclaimed corpses unruffled littered the plight, called on the Imo govt to evacuate the corpses and besides fumigate the ambiance.

“We have to always, as a topic of urgency, evacuate these corpses so as that the folk alive might perchance perchance well now now not be tormented by the well being hazard these decomposing bodies pose,” he added. “I’m the truth is pained and do not have any concept why our folk will have to be killed in this produce because right here is now now not our archaic device of livelihood. Now we have continuously survived by farming and fishing.”

The lawmaker made the name on Sunday following a focus on over with to the establish of Friday’s fireplace incident that killed over 100 folk at an unlawful bunkering establish in his constituency.

“It is a ways a national difficulty which has establish the full neighborhood, native govt plight and constituency into a mourning temper. No quantity of phrases will compensate for the anxiety I the truth is have seen right here today,” acknowledged Mr Uju-Chima. “Now we have had a form of bills and motions on the National Assembly in the previous, and I the truth is have seen the clarification why we must pick out this extra severe. I the truth is have seen the clarification why as Nigerians and folk of oil-producing areas, we have to have collaborative efforts to curb this threat of oil bunkering.”

He added, “Some time in the past, I proposed artisanal refinery as a likely permanent formulation to this threat. I do know in the western world, they have got grade A, grade B and grade C gasoline, so if this unlawful alternate might perchance perchance furthermore continue unabated despite safety agents within this establish, then we are going to are attempting to gape from the legislative sector whether we are able to have depots and artisanal refineries to position permanent discontinue to this threat.”

He called for a spherical desk dialogue among oil firms, neighborhood and non secular leaders, youths and diversified stakeholders on the style ahead.

(NAN)