The Lagos state government is pleading with it residents to cook with gas cookers instead of kerosene or
firewood. This was stress yesterday, September 17 2014, when the Ministry of Energy and Mineral resources gave out free 3 kg gas
cylinders to residents in Ojodu to kick off the EKO GAS initiative.
The Permanent Secretary of
the ministry, Mrs. Regina Obasa said they started the EKO GAS project in collaboration with the
Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mrs. Obasa stated that the objective of the
project is to encourage people who use kerosene stoves or firewood to switch to
cooking gas.
“It is suspected that the use of
kerosene, fire wood and charcoal are likely causes of diseases like
conjunctivitis and bronchitis, because of the fumes inhaled during cooking,”
she said.
Mrs. Obasa affirms that the state
government is currently distributing free Eko Gas cylinders to residents in different local
government areas of the state, which will continue every week till the end of the
year.
“This has been taken to Ikorodu LG,
Isolo, Eredo, and Badagry. Today we went to Alimosho, Orile Agege, Ajeromi
Ifelodun and Ojodu.” she added.
The Ojodu council chairman,
Hon. Olarewaju Oloro expressed his appreciation to the ministry, says "about
500 gas cylinders were distributed to residents in a non-partisan way. He
promised to encourage people in Ojodu to keep using cooking gas".
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and
Industry executive, Femi Adeeko also spoke on the importance of switching to
cooking gas and pledged that his organisation would continue to partner with
the government in safeguarding the environment against hazardous substances
emitted while cooking with charcoal, firewood and kerosene.
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