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President Muhammadu Buhari has offered his condolence to his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, over the gas explosions that killed several people on Saturday in Accra.
At least seven people have been reported to have lost their lives and 132 still injured after the two explosions at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital, Accra. As at Sunday, 64 of those injured had been discharged from hospitals with 68 others receiving treatment, a statement from the Ghanaian presidency said.
Following the incident, President Buhari was reported to have made a telephone call on Sunday, to Akufo-Addo, and prayed for families of the blast victims.
The president also prayed that Ghanaians, who are known for their extraordinary strength and resilience, would overcome the disaster and rise above the losses the country had suffered from gas-related explosions in recent times.
President Akufo-Addo thanked President Buhari for his comforting words.
A statement issued by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, also expressed said that all Nigerians are with “our Ghanaian brothers and sisters as they mourn their loved ones.”
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