By Bisade Ojoye
Following the disastrous fire incident at Lafenwa Market on Sunday were some lives were lost and properties running Millions were consumed, Ogun State government has set up a 9-man committee to probe.
According to a statement by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, in a letter dated November 29, compiled the names of members of the committee and its terms of reference.
The statement indicated that the committee would look into the causes of the incident and come up with ways to prevent future occurrence of such disaster.
The committee would be chaired by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Barrister Femi Ogunbanwo while the Permanent Secretary of the Bureau of Political Affairs and Administration in the Governor’s Office, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya would serve as Secretary.
Talabi stated that the terms of reference of the committee would include: determination of the remote cause of the fire outbreak; recommendation of immediate steps/actions for 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 the committee was expected to submit its report within two weeks.
Other members of the committee include the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Akin Adesanya; Commissioner for Transport, Engr. Gbenga Dairo; Commissioner for Rural Development, Engr. Oludotun Taiwo, and his Women Affairs and Social Development counterpart, Mrs. Funmi Efuwape.
Others are 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.
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