Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state has pleaded with the Federal Government to urgently accede to the demands of both the Lagos and Ogun state governments to reconstruct the Lagos -Abeokuta expressway to stem the incessant accident in the axis.
An emotional Governor Abiodun wept as he ordered the transfer of victims to tertiary healthcare facilities in Lagos and Abeokuta promised to pay the medical bills of the victimsTwo people died in the inferno and properties worth millions of naira destroyed when a fuel-laden truck went up in flames after being involved in an accident as a result of brake failure.
Abiodun who pledged that measures would be put in place to ensure that the incessant accidents on the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway become a thing of the past, picked the hospital bills of the victims and also directed that they be transferred to specialist hospitals for better care.
The Governor while commiserating with the victims of the inferno at the Sango toll gate which led to loss of lives and properties, explained that the planned takeover of the road by both the Ogun and Lagos state governments would put an end to the unnecessary loss of lives and properties in the area.
An emotional Governor Abiodun wept as he ordered the transfer of victims to tertiary healthcare facilities in Lagos and Abeokuta promised to pay the medical bills of the victims.
