….Says state will receive integrated report from experts soon
By Adeyinka Adeniran
Barring last minute change, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde will next week Tuesday meet affected residents of Adeyi, Bodija who were dislodged from their homes by the explosion that rocked the area on January 16th.
Corenews reports that many of the affected residents are still being accommodated in hotels around the vicinity as provided by the government.
The governor gave the hint on Wednesday when he paid a visit to the epicentre 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 the stakeholders to brainstorm on the next plan of action in the short, medium and long term.
He also disclosed that the government is awaiting the integrated reports of the health, engineering and structural side of activities so far which will guide the next decisions to be taken by the government.
Makinde said “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.”
He again reiterated the notions and misgivings that the blast was bomb and a subtle terrorist attack, saying the state will go tough on holders and owners of harmful substances with the newly signed Executive Order 001 of 2024.
“Even though some people may like to continue to misinform the populace in terms of saying, they still believe this is bomb and a kind of terrorist attack, we have seen, just like I said from day one that some people came here and stored up explosives in this place.
“This is a residential neighbourhood and it shouldn’t have happened and what we have done today is that I have signed an Executive Order on handling armful substance. If you say explosives, that is on the Executive List of the Federal Government but harmful substances, we can deal with in our state.
“Our own law here can take care of that and that is why the Executive Order is on handling harmful substances that are dangerous. It may not just be explosives, you are not suppose to be walking around with acid for instant, so if you are caught in Oyo state, not following the law on how to handle such substances, the law will take its course.
“It is zero substances for people who are breaking the laws of the land, we will ensure that it is not allowed.”
