Oyo State government has raised a medical specialist and set up a facility to attend to survivors of the Ibadan explosion who may be experiencing respiratory illness or symptoms suggestive of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
This was contained in a press release by the Special Adviser to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju
According to the release, the facility is located at the Oyo State Housing Corporation, Bodija, where the Emergency Operation Centre is situated.
“Survivors of the Bodija incident who may be experiencing any respiratory illness or symptoms suggestive of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) should please call 09047190962 to register their complaints.
“The Oyo State government has made it possible for such persons to see a medical specialist.
“A facility has been created for this purpose at the Oyo State Housing Corporation, Bodija (where the Emergency Operation Centre is situated).
“Please note that this number is for health-related complaints only,” a statement released by the state government read in part.
Meanwhile, Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, had called on politicians and leaders across political divides to shun politics of bitterness.
As contained in a separate release his Special Adviser (Media), Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the governor gave the advice when the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections,, Mr Peter Obi, paid him a condolence visit over the Ibadan explosion.
Makinde used the opportunity of the visit to charge politicians to eschew politics of bitterness and rise above political divisions once elections were over.
Governor Makinde said there was a time for everything; a time to play politics and a time to play up humanity.
He thus commended the LP presidential candidaye for the visit just as he lauded President Bola Tinubu’s message and support following the incident.
“Let me use this opportunity to thank the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, His Excellency, Peter Obi.
“I thank you because politics did not seep into this. You came here to commiserate with us over the explosion incident…
“There should be a time for governance and also a time for humanity,” Governor Makinde said.
Speaking earlier, Mr. Peter Obi, had on Monday, expressed his sympathies to the Oyo State governor over the recent explosion in Bodija, Ibadan.
The former Anambra State governor commended Makinde for his prompt response and the way he handled the tragedy.
He stated that such response “gives assurances and confidence to people that there is a government and system that care for them.”
Obi, who was received by Makinde at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, also commiserated with the families who lost loved ones in the incident.
He said: “We are basically here to pay our condolences to the governor and the good people of Oyo State on the recent explosion.
“And we want to, through him, extend our condolences to the grieved families and all those who lost their valuable properties.
“We assure them of our prayers that God will grant the families the fortitude to bear the loss. We also want to thank the government for its prompt response.”
In his response, the Oyo State governor thanked Obi for his visit and reassuring words, noting that investigations are still ongoing into the incident.
“Though investigations into the details are still going on, it was simply miners operating illegally by storing explosives in an environment where they should not be.
“So, all the lapses that allow such to happen are being looked into. I am particularly grateful and I want to say thank you very much. I appreciate this visit,” Makinde said.
