On Sunday, Governor Dapo Abiodun, of Ogun State instructed the evacuation of residents from several buildings affected by Saturday’s gas explosion in the Ita-Oshin locality of the Abeokuta North Local Government Area.
Abiodun pledged that the state would cover the hospital expenses for those affected by the incidents, and individuals whose properties were damaged would receive compensation.
He said: “As a responsible state government, our emergency management team has taken stock of all those businesses, and residences that have been affected by this unfortunate incident.
“What has happened yesterday throws up a lot of far-ranging questions. The issues around safety, regulation, roadworthiness of the modes of transportation, and the required regulatory oversight for the entire industry must be looked into.
“Are these issues happening at the same speed as the industry is progressing? This would allow us to better understand and answer those questions.
“I have directed those one or two buildings be evacuated until our regulatory agency that is in charge does the required integrity test on those buildings, to ensure that they are safe for our people to continue to live in there.
“We also take this opportunity to assure our stakeholders that we strictly adhere to all safety standards. We remain committed to continuously strengthening our health and safety policies to prevent such unfortunate incidents from occurring in the future.”
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