The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), has donated N200 million to the Abule Ado/Soba Emergency Relief Fund set up by the Lagos State Government.
NGF Head, Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
According to him, the donation was announced by the NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, who led a delegation of the Forum on a visit to the scene of the incident in Lagos.
The NGF delegation was in Lagos for a review of the situation before reporting back to the Forum at its next meeting.
The NGF is the umbrella body of the 36 state governors in Nigeria.
Announcing the N200 million donations on behalf of the state governors, Fayemi noted that more donations may be made according to each state’s capacity when they receive the report from the delegation.
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Fayemi, while commiserating with the victims of the explosion, expressed surprise at the level of devastation caused by the explosion.
The NGF chairman blamed the explosion on the disagreement between states and Federal Government on ownership of the land.
Commending the Lagos State Government for the attention given to the affected area, he promised that such issues would be addressed “going forward.”
He also commended the Lagos State Government for the decision to ensure that the issues of building on pipelines corridors were averted.
Recall that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Monday announced a N2 billion appeal fund for the victims of last Sunday’s explosion.
He had also announced the donation of N250 million to the fund and solicited for support from all Nigerians including the private sector.
