The Lagos State Government has commenced fund disbursement to victims of the Abule-Egba pipeline explosion, presently residing at the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Relief Camp, Igando.
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director- General of LASEMA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday.
Oke-Osanyintolu said that the 300 beneficiaries got between N150,000 and N250,000 which was part of the agency’s responsibilities in providing relief materials and financial assistance to victims of various disasters in the state.
“The financial assistance is a follow-up to the skill acquisition and vocational training programme carried out for victims at the camp.
”The training is in conjunction with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation of the state government,” he said.
The LASEMA boss expressed his happiness to redeem pledges made by the administration of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
