By: Felix Ikpotor
A survivor of the boat mishap that occurred in Rivers State on Monday, Pastor Promise Festus from Ngo Town in Andoni Local Government Area of the state is now crying for help to the governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and the chairman of his LGA, Erastus Awortu, following the demise of his five children in the incident.
Festus’ four children and a grandchild were part of the 11 victims of the wooden boat that capsized around LNG while coming from Ngo Town to Bonny Island.
The devastating incident has thrown the pastor and the entire state into deep mourning.
In a viral video, Festus explained that he went to celebrate the yuletide at his hometown, Ngo and while coming back to Bonny, he decided to assist families that have no transport to go back.
“I went to celebrate Christmas with my people. So on the way coming back, January 8, I load people who have no money to pay transport with my family, accidentally, our boat capsized in front of the LNG, where there is no rescue, so about eleven people died and out of that eleven people, five are my sons and daughters, five are my children.
“We lost everything and there is no way for me even to survive. Everything in my life; phone, money that I will use to survive myself. Everything; my boat and other things. No business, no way, the way to start I don’t know,” he said.
He added: “In my presence my children died. In my presence people that survive where cryiny, no way for rescue. I want state government and Andoni Local Government to assist me. To forgive any sin that I committed and assist me,” he appealed.
