LAGOS WEST SENATOR ELECT COMMISERATES WITH VICTIMS OF PETROL TANKER ACCIDENT IN LAGOS

The Senator elect for Lagos West Senatorial District, Hon. Solomon Adeola has express sadness and commiseration to his constituents that lost millions of naira in goods and property destroyed following a petrol tanker accident that set their shops and houses ablaze in the early hours of today at Iyana-Ipaja Bridge axis of his senatorial district.

The Senator Elect who is the outgoing representative of Alimosho Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives said the accident is unfortunate at this trying period of the nation with serious hardship being experienced by the people on all front adding that it is his hope that the relevance agencies of government at state and Federal level should do all in its power to ameliorate the huge losses suffered by the people as a result of this accident.

Hon. Adeola further call on relevant regulatory agencies to come up with policies on the control and maintenance of articulated vehicles carrying explosive substances like petrol as most of the accidents relating to such vehicles could be traced to lack of maintenance as well as their hours of operation in densely populated areas like Alimosho.

Signed:
Chief Kayode Odunaro
Media Adviser to Senator Elect for Lagos West Senatorial District.

June 2,2015