Representatives of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF mostly members of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday visited the Abule
Representatives of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF mostly members of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday visited the Abule-Ado explosion site in Lagos for an on-the-spot assessment of the devastating effects of recent gas explosion that claimed many lives and destroyed several properties worth billions of naira.
Led by the chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, the three-man team comprised the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and were received Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Fayemi expressed shock at the magnitude of devastation in comparison to the casualty figures while thanking God that the number of casualties did not exceed what was recorded, saying with what they met on ground, more lives would have been lost. He praised the Lagos State governor for setting up a relief fund that would help mitigate the hardship of the victims.
Fayemi commended the Lagos State government for the decision to take immediate action and ensure that the issue of building on pipelines corridors are averted. He however, blamed the incessant explosions on the disagreement between States and Federal Government on ownership of land.
While commending the Lagos State Government for the attention given to the Abule-Ado, he promised that such issues would be addressed going forward, he announced a donation for the sum of N200 million on behalf of the forum to the N2 billion relief fund set up for victims of the explosion. The Lagos State government had already committed N250 million to the fund.
