The Ogun State Government has sealed indefinitely Quantum Steel Industry in Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government and Xinfeng Plastics Limited along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following two industrial accidents that occurred at the factories. The government in a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday, said it had closed down the factories to enable it to investigate the cause of the incident. Reacting to the shutdown, the Special Adviser to Ogun Governor on Environmental Protection Agency, who doubled as the Chairman of the State Taskforce on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, Farook Akintunde, noted that the government decided to shut down the companies to avert future occurrences.
He stated, “As a government, we are determined to conduct credible and diligent investigations, including inviting external safety experts, to get to the root cause of these incidents in the overriding public interest and safety. “What is even painful is that despite the state government’s regular visits to these companies just like others statewide to educate them on the need to adhere strictly to safety procedures, such incidents still occurred within their production lines that resulted in fatalities. So, the need to close them down.
” Akintunde added the two companies would be shut until investigations are concluded and safety measures are put in place while threatening to blacklist other erring companies. The statement added that two other companies were closed do.
