Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on
Tuesday redeemed his promise to assist victims
of recent tanker fire explosions in Iyana-Ipaja
and Idimu areas of the State with the distribution
of cheques to 243 victims enumerated by the
State government.
The governor who was represented by his
Deputy, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule at the event
held at the Igando Rehabilitation Centre, Igando,
urged the beneficiaries to utilise the
government’s widow’s mite to rehabilitate
themselves as much as they could.
“We know that what government has given is not
enough but with the belief that you are going to
put it to judicious use, it would go a long way to
help out. Please stay peaceful and remain
focused”.
“We want to you to go back home and
rehabilitate yourself as much as you could. The
good Lord would continue to be with you. We
pray not to witness this kind of incidence again.
We share in your feelings and urge you to
continue to give your support to this
administration,” he said.
He urged citizens to continue to be patient and
join hands with his administration, adding that
the government is going to be very responsive
and has already demonstrated that by the
financial assistance.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dr
Aderemi Desalu said from the Iyana Ipaja
incident, 76 persons were recommended for
financial assistance out which seven were
landlords and got N500, 000 each while 64
others who were shop owners each got N150,
000, while five tricycle operators got N50, 000
each.
Desalu said from the Idimu petrol tanker
incident, a total of 369 were affected out of
which 167 are adults. “We brought members of
that community to this camp. We had a total of
369 residents including children. They have been
here for one month and would be departing very
soon. 167 of them are adults. We recommended
N50, 000 but the Governor magnanimously
doubled what we recommended.
Meanwhile, a Committee set up by Governor
Ambode to examine the immediate and remote
causes of the petrol tanker disasters witnessed
last month has submitted its report.
The Committee chaired by the Secretary to the
State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello presented its
report to the Governor on Tuesday at the Lagos
House, Alausa Ikeja.
It would be recalled that Governor Ambode in the
wake of the Iyana Ipaja and Idimu petrol tanker
explosion set up a fact finding committee with a
charge on them to prepare guidelines for ethical
conduct for tanker drivers, who were found
culpable in the unfortunate incidents.
The committee was also expected to engage the
insurance industry and work out appropriate
policies expected to protect residents of the
state from havoc in future tanker incidences in
the state.
In the report, the Committee made far reaching
recommendations to the Governor on how to
prevent reoccurrence of such disasters in future.
Receiving the report, Governor Ambode promised
to work on the recommendations, saying that the
state government will take necessary steps to
protect the live and property of its citizenry.
He said his administration does not subscribe to
forcing down directives hence the decision to set
up the committee with representatives of
relevant stakeholders to fashion out preventive
strategies against such occurrences.

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/07/07/lagos-presents-cheques-to-iyana-ipaja-idimu-fire-tanker-victims/

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Bless you Gov. Ambode. You have continued in the path of Fashola to bring smiles to Lagosians.

Eko oni baje o!

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Ambo a ti de..................
“We know that what government has given is not
enough but with the belief that you are going to
put it to judicious use, it would go a long way to
help out. Please stay peaceful and remain
focused”. Ilosiwaju Ipinle ni o je mi logun


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Beremx:
Bless you Gov. Ambode. You have continued in the path of Fashola to bring smiles to Lagosians.

Eko oni baje o!

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