Mr. Wike’s denial, however, may not necessarily preclude him from running for presidency in 2023.
The Senate had, last year approved promissory notes and bond issuance to some states for executing federal projects.
The explosion ripped through a gas plant barely 24 hours after a similar natural gas explosion killed at least five people in neighbouring Delta State.
The Delta gas explosion comes three days after a tanker exploded in Abeokuta.
The Gazette learnt that the deceased’s remains have been evacuated to a morgue for autopsy.
A newly formed “Operation Akpakwu”, which includes officers from the Navy, Air Force, Army, police and Civil Defence, carried out the demolition.
He said that Chevron had deployed several helicopters to apply chemical dispersants to dissolve the oil deposits.
Mr. Wike in March 2020, announced the shutdown of all markets in the state to arrest the scourge of the coronavirus.
Mr. Green stressed that medical personnel would be on ground to enforce the COVID-19 guidelines.
“But we noticed some helicopters hovering around the facility by today,’’ he said.
