Ogun sets up nine-man committee on Lafenwa fire incident

The Ogun State Government has set up a nine-man committee to probe the fire incident that happened at Lafenwa market, last Sunday, leaving a grandmother and her grandchild dead.

Asides, the casualties, property worth millions of naira were destroyed as a result of the tanker explosion.

In a statement by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun said the committee is to be chaired by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Femi Ogunbanwo.

While the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Political Affairs and Administration in the Governor’s Office, Mr Kehinde Onasanya will serve as Secretary.

Other members of the committee are the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Akin Adesanya, Commissioner for Transport, Engr. Gbenga Dairo, Commissioner for Rural Development, Engr. Oludotun Taiwo, his Women Affairs and Social Development counterpart, Mrs Funmi Efuwape, Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government, Mr Bayo Ayorinde and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the local government and the head of the State Task Force on Illegalities, Toyin Afolaogun, an assistant commissioner of Police.

Somorin quoting the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, stated that the terms of reference of the committee will include, determination of the remote cause of the fire outbreak, recommendation of immediate steps/actions for the intervention of the government to forestall future occurrence; recommendation of medium and long term intervention of the government and recommendation of compensation for the victims of the fire incident to the government.

The SSG, however, said that the committee is expected to submit its report within two weeks.

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Ogun sets up nine-man committee on Lafenwa fire incident. Ogun sets up nine-man committee on Lafenwa fire incident.