This disclosure was made on Wednesday to the delight of the staff of the station on the official social media handles of the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy.

According to the post, work on the infrastructure upgrade has begun in earnest following the approval of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his expressed determination to make the State-owned television station a broadcast medium of national and international reckoning and one that can effectively promote the administration’s T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda within and outside the shores of Nigeria.

Checks at the station show the place is now a beehive of activities by construction workers acting on the directive of the State Governor to deliver a phased revamping plan for the 41-year-old television station.

The plan entails the modernization of the entire complex as a foundation for the complete turnaround of the station which has been running with obsolete equipment for some years. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is reported to have put together an ambitious plan to completely turn around the television station and make it compete with some of the best privately owned stations in the country. The ongoing infrastructure revamp is said to be the first phase of the turnaround program.

Lagos Television was established in October 1980 by the administration of the first civilian Governor of the State, late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande. LTV was the first in Nigeria to operate on two frequencies or bands, that is VHF and UHF but now on UHF Channel 35. LTV 8 is the first state-owned television station on cable satellite DStv Channel 256 and Startimes Channel 104.

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Governor Sanwo-Olu said the preliminary and final reports on the cause of the explosion suggested negligence on the part of the gas plant operators, noting that the government would take stiffer measures against operators of gas plants and/or any combustible items in the State to avoid future recurrence of such disaster.

He said: “The gas explosion this morning has left a sour taste in my mouth. It is a reminder of the dark episode of March this year at Abule Ado Soba when innocent lives were lost to gas explosions of monumental proportion and properties destroyed. I really can’t believe that we would witness another such incident, no matter how little.”

“I wish to therefore register my heartfelt condolences to the families of those that lost their loved ones in the fire. I pray that God grant their souls eternal rest.”

“The reports I got showed that the explosion could have been avoided if the operators of the gas plant had adhered to safety guidelines. Lives would have been saved and properties too would not have been affected.”

The Governor restated his administration’s commitment to the safety of the lives and properties of Lagosians by ensuring that operators follow strict regulations in the operations of gas plants.

On this note, the governor said, the Lagos State Safety Commission and the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency have been notified of the next line of action.

The Governor commended the first responders who acted promptly on the distress call and worked very quickly to contain the fire by not allowing the ruins to go beyond what we currently have.

Sanwo-Olu enjoined residents to always report any suspicious activities that may be harmful to the citizens in their neighbourhood to the appropriate State Government agencies for preventive measures to be taken.

The gas explosion occurred around 0600hrs. Gas emission has been identified and curtailed.

The post-disaster assessment revealed by the Lagos State Emergency Agency includes five Fatalities, eight casualties with major burns and who have been transferred to the Gbagada General Hospital Burns Unit, 25 houses damaged, 16 Shops Razed by the fire, 1 Private Primary School, 1 Hotel, 3 Vehicles affected comprising a pickup truck, tricycle, and a motorcycle.

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