IBADAN EXPLOSION: Gov Makinde to Meet Victims on Tuesday
The Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde will on Tuesday 6th February, 2024, meet affected residents of Adeyi, Bodija who were dislodged from their homes by the explosion that rocked the area on January 16th.
A great number of the affected residents are being accommodated in government sponsored hotels around the vicinity.
Gov Makinde, who gave the hint during paid a visit to the scene of the blast in company of top government functionaries to access the level of ongoing work.
He said the meeting would provide the opportunity for stakeholders to brainstorm on next plan of action in the short, medium and long term.
He noted that government was awaiting the integrated reports of the health, engineering and structural side of activities to serve as guide on the next decisions to be taken by the government.
“We should have an integrated report on Monday on the health side, on the engineering and structural side of things and also post recovery and clean up going there.
And some of the people are still in hotels around here, we have to get them to start living as normal as possible and we have scheduled an expanded meeting for Tuesday. And after that meeting, we should be in a position to actually layout what next step we will take, medium and extended.
“We are here just to monitor the progress made so far and the places is cleaned up, they have carried structural integrity test on buildings here and I believe that from.
With the report that has been given to us now, we only have one individual still to be operated on.
“So, on the medical side of things, we are doing okay. We are doing clean up and also engagement with the community here.”
