Government’s Efforts to Reclaim Abule Ado Post Gas Explosion


After a devastating gas explosion in the Lagos community of Abule Ado, the Nigerian government has reportedly initiated a plan to reclaim the area and address the destruction of properties as well as the loss of lives. 

 

During a visit to the explosion site, Umar Saliu Buntu, Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Federal Housing Authority, revealed the government’s intention to reclaim Abule Ado. 

 

According to Nigerian Tribune, Buntu pointed out that the Nigerian government had acquired a significant expanse of land from Ojo Cantonment down to Trade Fair in the 1970s.