Lagos Tasks Residents On Use Of Cooking Gas

LATEST UPDATE: Lagos Tasks Residents On Use Of Cooking Gas



In a bid to encourage the use of

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG),

popularly called cooking gas in Lagos,

the State Ministry of Energy and

Mineral Resources has taken the use of

cooking gas campaign to the grass root,

tasking residents to adopt this clean,

safer and cost-effective fuel because of

its inherent advantages.

Speaking during the distribution of free

EKO Gas cylinders and accessories to

residents of Alimosho Local Government

Area by the Ministry of Energy and

Mineral Resources, the Permanent

Secretary in the ministry, Mrs. Regina

Iyabo Obasa disclosed that the Lagos

State Government is determined to

ensure that Lagos homes imbibe the use

of LPG because of its inherent

advantages.

She disclosed that Lagos State

Government introduced Eko Gas

Scheme as a domestic fuel of choice for

Lagosians in order to reduce carbon

emissions from the use of firewood and

kerosene and because of its inherent

advantages such as being cleaner,

healthier, safe, more efficient and

convenient to use for cooking.

‘’Lagos State Government is set to

introduce one million gas cylinders to

Lagos homes in the next five years to

make the use of LPG a success. This

exercise of sensitizing and distributing

free Eko Gas stove cylinders to

Lagosians has been undertaken in Isolo

LCDA, Eredo LCDA, and Badagry

Central LCDA,” she said.

She further stated that the State

government in conjunction with the

Lagos Chamber of Commerce and

Industry has mapped out plans to

sensitise and distribute Eko gas

cylinders with full accessories to other

local government areas on a weekly

basis till the end of 2014.

Also speaking at the event,

representative of the President of the

Lagos Chamber of Commerce and

Industry, Mr. Adewuyi Makinde

enjoined Lagosians and in particular

residents of Alimosho to embrace the

use of a cleaner fuel for cooking.

He disclosed that LPG popularly called

cooking gas is the cleanest and most

efficient fuel available today. Makinde

reiterated the determination of his

organisation to partner with Lagos State

Government in safeguarding the

environment against hazardous

substances emitted while cooking with

charcoal, firewood and kerosene.

Welcoming guests to the event, the

Chairman of the Local Development

Area, Hon. Israel Olusola Adekunle

represented by the Head, Human

Resources, Mr. Oluwo Ojo expressed his

delight at the initiative saying ‘’ words

cannot express how delighted and

inspired my humble self and members of

my cabinet are because this initiative

which is clearly an indication of

tremendous democratic development

and equitable distribution of the

dividends of democracy’’.

He re-echoed the importance of

switching to the use of LPG which he

said is possibly the cleanest and most

efficient fuel available today.

“Through the use of LPG in rural and

low income household, Lagosians can be

assured of better health, a cleaner

environment and more efficient and

faster cooking times,” he said.

Highlight of the event was the

presentation of free Eko Gas stove

cylinders to residents of the locality

including former National Deputy

President of the Nigerian Union of Local

Government Employees (NULGE),

Alhaji Arashi Omikunle and some food

vendors.



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