▪︎Advised on how to forestall future environmental hazards as a result of the incident
The Federal Character Commissioner from Oyo State, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela has commiserated with the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun, Chief Niyi Akintola SAN, Barrister Iyiola Oladokun, former Deputy Governor of Oyo-State and others over the recent explosion that ravaged parts of Ibadan, the state capital.
In a statement personally signed by him, Olowofela who was Commissioner for Education also sympathised with the victims in the pathetic incident.
He expressed his sadness and prayed for the quick recovery of those injured in the explosion. He also praised the swift response of the state government and emergency agencies in addressing the situation and providing relief to affected individuals and communities.
Olowofela, who is a native of Ibadan, emphasized the need for unity and cooperation in moments like these. He urged the people of Oyo State to come together and support the government in its efforts to rebuild and rehabilitate the affected areas.
As the Federal Character Commissioner, Olowofela also highlighted the importance of ensuring equitable distribution of resources and opportunities. He called for a comprehensive investigation into the cause of the explosion and stressed the need to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
The explosion, which occurred in Bodija area of Ibadan, has caused significant damage to surrounding buildings and properties. Several people were injured, while some lost their lives in the tragic incident.
Also, Olowofela advised government, organizations and concerned persons on how to forestall possible future environmental hazards as a result of the explosion.
He said: "from Geophysical perspective the shaking experience at UCH, Oyo-State Ministry of Education some part of Ologuneru is certainly what is referred to as induced seismicity in which some rock fractures must have taken place. This tremor would be around 3 on Ritcher Scale. Seismic activities have been experienced in 1984 around some part of Ibadan and Ijebu Ode. It may be high time University of Ibadan set up the Seismic Station.
"This seismic events occur naturally and can be induced by explosives, the likes of what happened recently.
"I implored a representative of Geological Department of University of Ibadan and Geophysicist from the Department of Physics of the University to be included in the Committee investigating the primary and secondary causative issues of the crisis.
"We pray that, we shall not experience such a dastardly event again Oyo-State again", he stated.