By Ruth Okwumbu - April 22, 2020

Six weeks after a pipeline explosion rocked the Abule-Ado community, the Lagos State Government has presented cheques to families of the 23 deceased victims of the explosion.

Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, who presented the cheques to the families, shared it with the Twitter community on Wednesday afternoon.

“We hope the money will help provide some relief even as they miss their loved ones,” he said in his tweet.

Obafemi Hamzat
@drobafemihamzat
Today we presented cheques to the families of the 23 deceased victims of the Abule-Ado explosion. We hope the money will help provide some relief even as they miss their loved ones. We are also working with safety, power & other stake holders to find a lasting solution to issues.

He noted that the state is working assiduously with stakeholders in the safety and power sector to find a solution to issues in the sector, and prevent the repeat of such a catastrophe.

The explosion

Residents of Abule-Ado district in the Amuwo-odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State had awoken to a loud blast on Sunday, March 15, 2020. The blast, which shook buildings to their foundations, was later discovered to have resulted from a gas pipeline explosion.

Nairametrics had reported that many people lost their lives, with several persons injured. Over 50 houses and vehicles worth millions of naira also got destroyed in the explosion.

Subsequently, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had set up an N2 billion relief fund headed by the Deputy Governor to support the survivors.

The governor kicked off the fund by releasing N250 million into it, then some corporate organisations and individuals followed suit.

https://nairametrics.com/2020/04/22/abule-ado-explosion-lagos-state-government-presents-cheques-to-survivors/

How much?

That is commendable.

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Lagos my state...

We no dey carry last

Kudos to the Lagos State government. I hope families of ALL the deceased were captured in this disbursement. Like beautiful Claire Nwobodo,

A 500-level student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) who died in the Abule Ado gas explosion.

May their souls rest in peace.

https://www.unibengist.com/2020/03/uniben-mourns-late-miss-claire-nwobodo.html

https://blueprint.ng/lagos-explosion-uniben-mourns-students-death/

So so pathetic

Rip to the dead

We're all born to die

Very unfortunate

Lagos state big man, big problem.
I no envy una this period.
May God give the authority the wisdom to manage all the wahala.

After now, they really need to rearrange the city for easy management.

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Simplyleo:
Very unfortunate

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and what about the others who have become homeless or have their houses damaged and cannot afford to do repairs?

Lagos is nobody’s mate.
This administration has done so much to impress both fans and foes. Even Lagos PDP can’t find any fault recently. Kudos to Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Hamzat

Hope it’s not audio Cheques

Am happy for them I only wish they could make provisions for that school that was destroyed in the aftermath

Ok

Government that is very good in giving medicine after death,is that one government?

All abi na only Politicians selected few

edgeconsul:
Good move

Nope

Some Kinsmen of majority of the beneficiaries will soon be here to berate the Governor for this good gesture.
Awon Alai m’ore gbogbo

10 Naira.

Ikem11:
How much?

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u?

I am an Edo man but you have to give it to Lagos. The administration there is really top notch

Make them come fix the light na, six weeks without power

Very good
But the sum should be disclosed to ascertain full transparency

Sanwo olu seems to be trying,but more his expected from him.

This governor knows wat is doing buh it will have been better if he had prevented this virus from the beginning like wat Wike did in PH. See has him dey stress him myself up and down na.. governors position go don tire am

tonididdy:
I am an Edo man but you have to give it to Lagos. The administration there is really top notch

What about that of Obaseki?

2.5mil dem try