Palliatives: Ogun assembly task agencies on crowd control

The Ogun Assembly has called on relevant agencies and stakeholders distributing palliatives to always take preventive measures in controlling crowd associated with such gestures.

The Speaker, Mr Oludaisi Elemide (APC-Odeda), who gave the charge during plenary in Abeokuta on Friday, urged individuals interested in giving back to also take such steps.

The speaker was responding to the presentation of the Minority Leader, Lukman Adeleye (PDP-Odogbolu), who spoke under matters of urgent public importance.

Elemide said that crowd control would have averted the recent stampedes that occurred in Oyo and Anambra states as well as Abuja.

He commiserated with the families of victims of the recent incidents, including the organisers of the events who had taken it upon themselves to give back to people in need.

The speaker said that the Assembly would soon put together a legislation that would streamline events that attract crowd, to prevent such occurrence in the state.

He called on the relevant authorities including stakeholders in crowd management to be proactive in the state, to prevent any form of stampede.

Earlier, Adeleye stressed the need to prevent such poor crowd control that led to the recent ugly incidents that claimed lives.

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The lawmaker stated that as the representatives of the people, the assembly had a duty to put together a regulation meant to prevent stampede.

“Relevant agencies including Ministries of Culture and Tourism as well as Environment and the Local Government Councils among others should put measures in place to avert any form of stampede.

” There is also need for inter-agency collaboration to set up a task force that would be in charge of any event requiring crowd control and permit for effective management of crowd in the state,” he said.