●Commiserates with Gov Makinde
Member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Consistency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Busayo Oluwole Oke has expressed grief over Tuesday’s explosion in the ancient City of Ibadan, describing it as a monumental tragedy.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, the Osun Federal Lawmaker, who is the Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, called on the Nation’s security forces to immediately swing into action and fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act , saying that the peaceful political centre of the South West should not be turned to a theatre of war over night.
He commiserated with Governor Seyi Makinde, the government and the people of the State over the wanton loss of lives and the destruction of property worh several millions of Naira.
He said that the perpetrators must be apprehended and be punished in accordance with the laws of the land.
Hon Oke, who commended the swift response of the Oyo State government, promptly dispatched first responders to the scene, thereby saving more lives, urged Gov Makinde to summon the needed courage and ensure that the perpetrators of the dastardly act were exposed in the interest of the Region and the Nation at large
According to him,“I extend my deepest condolences to the government and the people of Oyo State following the tragic explosion that occurred in Ibadan on Tuesday.
“My heart goes out to the families who lost their loved ones and those who were injured in this devastating incident. I stand in solidarity with the people of Oyo State during this difficult time and prays to God to expose the perpetrators and their cohorts in no distance time
” what we need in our Region and the country now is absolute peace that will usher in the much needed developments and growth which will give all and sundry dividends of democracy and not explosion, we are saying no to this and we are rejecting it anywhere vin our Region, we are a peace loving people, the few selfish people doing this for their selfish interest should be exposed and shamed”
The Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas had also condemned the dastardly act while the Federal Government had E promised to get into the root of the deadly explosion that rocked the City to its foundation.
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