The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it is deeply saddened by the news of the collapse of the Saint Academy School building in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau.
Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja while reacting to the development.
He said that the incident, which claimed the lives of students, staff and injured many others on Friday, July 12, 2024, was regrettable.
“We send our heartfelt condolences to the families of the innocent lives lost and best wishes for speedy recovery to those injured by the tragic incident.
“The incident is unbearably heartbreaking as the children and adults killed and injured were in the place they were supposed to be, in school, doing exactly what was expected of them,” Morka said.
He urged the Plateau Government to enforce building control standards more vigorously to guarantee safety and prevent a reoccurrence of a tragedy of this kind.
Morka commended the emergency response led by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and other agencies, including medical personnel that conducted the rescue, evacuation and treatment of victims of the incident.
The APC spokesman prayed God to grant the departed eternal rest and comfort the families they left behind.