Amid government’s quest for rapid growth of the nation’s cooking gas market, one of the challenges facing the growing market is the rate of cylinder explosions posing a threat to many homes, TUNDE AJAJA writes
But the sisters have lately become a shadow of themselves, and now in the process of abandoning their once outstanding lofty dreams. As she made to light the burner of her gas cooker, a loud bang from the cylinder was all she heard. The seconds and minutes that followed brought her enormous pains and anguish. By the time the initial dust finally settled, only a tiny thread separated Nneka from death.
When our correspondent visited her apartment in a tenement building in Ogba during the week, the door to her room remained locked and had remained so since the incident. For example, just few weeks ago, on Ogunmokun Street in Mushin area of Lagos, a seven-year-old girl and a stroke patient were severely burnt after a gas cylinder in the house exploded. The raging fire also razed two buildings.
The Programme Manager, National Liquefied Petroleum Gas Expansion Implementation Plan, Office of the Vice-President, Mr Dayo Adeshina, said in December 2017 that of about 180 million Nigerians, only 1.8 million had adopted the use of LPG in their homes, noting that the goal of the Federal Government was to see more Nigerians use the product.
While this symbolises a subtle increase in the number of Nigerians using LPG, kerosene stoves and biomass are still in use in rural communities and some parts in cities, due largely to low purchasing power and illiteracy among other factors.Thus, the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, in July at the inauguration of a LPG cylinder manufacturing plant built in Lagos by Techno Oil Limited, said government was targeting 33.3 million households as regard the use of LPG.
Essien explained that cylinders have expiry dates and a lifespan of 15 years during which they are to be maintained every five years. However, Essien noted that an agency like the Standards Organisation of Nigeria should set up such centres as the agency that sets the standard for cylinders, coupled with the fact that it is capital intensive and people would only visit once in five years, which could make it unattractive for private investors.
Let Petroleum Tankers' explosions be regulated first. Many people have died and properties reportedly destroyed in tanker accidents. That of gas not yet as alarming as tankers carnage.
Quite an eye-opening article. Kudos.
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