By Wuraola Bamgbose
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed great sympathy for the victims of a gas explosion at the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta, the state capital.
Ggovernor Abiodun also ordered that some of the buildings affected by Saturday’s gas explosion at Ita-Oshin in Abeokuta North Local Government area of the state be evacuated.
This is to allow for integrity tests to be carried out on the affected buildings.
Prince Abiodun made this known on Sunday during on-the-spot assessment of damage done to properties and businesses around the area.
Abiodun howeved promised that those whose properties were damaged or destroyed would be adequately compensated by his administration, while the state government would also take over the treatment of those in the hospital.
Governor Abiodun noted that there was the need to now begin to look at the kind of policy frameworks and regulatory oversights that would ensure that such an accident does not happen again in the state.
Governor Abiodun charged the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) to be on top of the fast evolution of the industry, saying that they should as a matter of urgency ensure that the standards of the CNG tanks used by trucks meet the required standards.
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