"There’s lot of negligence from govt" – Gbajabiamila

Gbajabiamila was at the scene of the explosion and was welcomed by a huge crowd.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday accused the Lagos and Federal Governments of negligence in the aftermath of the Abule Ado explosion, in Lagos, which killed about 20 people.

Addressing the residents and victims of the explosion, the speaker commiserated with them, saying this was not the time for finger pointing but to make assessments.

In his words, “There are lessons to be learnt and we must tell each other the truth and from all that I have heard, I have spoken to GMD of NNPC, LASEMA and several eyewitness accounts.

“There is a lot of negligence both from the government, the security and everybody but this is not time for finger pointing but the time to assess, look at the mistakes we have made, look at what we have done wrong and look at the damages.

“The governor is distraught, the people are distraught. I heard the governor has set up a committee to look into the causes, the effect and the way to address it.”

Gbajabiamila also assured the victims that both the State and Federal Governments were already making efforts to ascertain the cause of the incident and address the effects.

“I want to assure you that the Lagos State Government is not going to abandon you and the Federal Government,” he said.