Following incessant accidents In Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun has said that a policy that would enforce road worthiness of trucks plying roads in the state would be put in place.

Governor Abiodun said attention would also be paid to gas cylinders used by the trucks to ensure quality and standard.

He stated this while addressing the minister of state for petroleum (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo and his entourage, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, after visiting the site of last Saturday’s explosion.

The governor, in a statement by his chief press secretary, Lekan Adeniran, said the steps became necessary in view of the preponderance of gas utilisation in the state.

He said: “I was very worried when the report of the incident reached me, and the reason for that is that Ogun State is the industrial capital of Nigeria with over 6,000 manufacturing industries and companies. We enjoy gas reticulation more than any other state in Nigeria.

“With the explosion, a lot of questions were asked as to what happened, how it happened, and the lessons learnt. We have received a preliminary report from the Ministry of Environment.

“We have taken some steps to forestall future occurrence. We have shut down the company involved to conduct a safety audit, and investigations are ongoing to determine the immediate cause of the incident and how to ensure that it does not repeat itself.

“We must ensure that truck heads that convey gas are road worthy. We are going to put in place a policy that enforces road worthiness of trucks and looks at issues around standards. These issues will govern quality and assure us of the quality of the gas cylinders.”