Rotimi Akeredolu,
governor of Ondo state, has ordered the rehabilitation of an alternate route to
Akure-Owo road that was damaged by a blast which occurred in the early hours of
Saturday.
Apart from the road,
the blast reportedly left many injured and buildings destroyed.
In a tweet after
visiting the scene of the explosion, the governor said his administration would
also engage the federal government on how to fast track repairs on the damaged
part of the road.
“I have instructed
the State Ministry for Works to commence the rehabilitation of the alternate
route, a rural road through Iluabo, due to the importance of the Akure-Owo
Road,” he tweeted.
“We will also engage
the Federal Government on how to fast track the repair of the damaged portion.”
I have instructed the State Ministry for Works to commence the rehabilitation of the alternate route, a rural road through Iluabo, due to the importance of the Akure-Owo Road. We will also engage the Federal Government on how to fast track the repair of the damaged portion. pic.twitter.com/5VIdiBJ8KZ— Arakunrin Akeredolu (@RotimiAkeredolu) March 28, 2020
In an earlier tweet,
Akeredolu said a vehicle transporting explosives caused the blast.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayI have been briefed by the security chiefs that in the early hours of Saturday March 28th, a vehicle in a convoy transporting explosives to a storage facility in a neighbouring state developed a fault while in transit along the Akure Owo Road about 2km from the Akure Airport. pic.twitter.com/3EnmmQBd1E— Arakunrin Akeredolu (@RotimiAkeredolu) March 28, 2020
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