Oyo Govt. To Begin Disbursement Of Relief Funds To Bodija Explosion Victims

Oyo State Government says it is ready to commence the disbursement of relief funds to victims of last year’s Bodija explosion for their proper rehabilitation.

The State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde made this known when he received a report from the committee on management and disbursement of Bodija explosion relief fund at the Agodi, Secretariat,Ibadan.

Governor Makinde, who the Deputy Governor, Chief Bayo Lawal represented, promised that the report of the committee would be quickly looked into and there would be speedy implementation of the recommendations from the committee, so that victims of the Bodija explosion would be relieved

In a remark, President of the Bodija Estate Residents Association, Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose who is also a member of the committee said, based on their recommendations, the relief fund would substantially help the victims to mitigate the consequences of their losses.

Earlier, while presenting the report, a member of the committee and Special Adviser to the Governor on security, Compol Fatai Owoseni explained that the report comprised 4 volumes, capturing deliberations and recommendations, report of trilateral meetings, breakdown of specific amount to support specific persons and pictorial representations of damages of the Bodija explosion.