By Praise Necherem

The Anambra state government has said that it would not hesitate to seal any filling stations operating cooking gas plants within their premises.

The chairman, enforcement and compliance unit of the state, Prince Innocent Offordile, stated this while speaking with newsmen on the implications of locating gas plants inside filling stations. He said the practice, which had become rampant in almost all the filling stations across the state, was illegal as posed high risk to residents.

Offordile, who is also the senor special assistant to the governor on security, regretted that, despite government’s notice to such operators to remove the petrol stations, more of the plants were springing up within fuel stations. He revealed that plans had been concluded to commence enforcement on the directive as soon as the government gave a final approval to that effect.

He said, “The Anambra state government had to embark on the enforcement considering the fact that its citizens will be at the receiving end in the event of any fire outbreak.”

He further warned those siting filling stations within residential areas to desist from such practice as they would not also be spared by government.

Similarly, the commissioner for lands, Mr. Nnamdi Onukwuba, stressed that the enforcement of the separation of gas plant from petrol stations across the state was aimed at reducing the rate of explosions in filling stations. He urged all filling station proprietors to adhere to the directive or face the full wrath of the law.

Onukwuba said, “Governor Willie Obiano’s directives to all gas plants to relocate is because gas and fuel cannot co-exist as it poses a great danger of fire out breaks.”

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