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The Truth About City Hall Fireincident – Obanikoro by easrael(f): 12:04am On Nov 02, 2014 |
A lot has been said about the City Hall fire incident. I have reacted several times to clarify the ambiguity created by those who have cashed in on the incident for cheap political advantage. Let me say for the umpteenth time that I did not have anything to do with the fire incident at City Hall. I am reacting again for the following reasons; First, for the new generation of Nigerians to know what really transpired at that time and also to further educate those who do not know what happened on that unfortunate day. Second is for the mischief-makers to know that no matter how fast lies travel, truth will definitely catch up. This is my story. The day the fire incident occurred was a working day in the morning and I was not in the office when the fire started. Based on the briefings I received, immediately my staff discovered the fire outbreak, they tried to contact the fire service and at the same time while waiting for the fire service to come, they were also trying everything humanly possible to put out the fire. The fire affected only the office of the Chairman and also the council chamber where legislative discussions are held. The office of the Secretary to the local government where administrative records are kept was not affected at all. More importantly, the office of the Treasurer to the council was also not affected. For emphasis, the only section, of City Hall that was affected was my office as the Chairman, which was badly damaged. Meanwhile the council chamber that was affected was just an open space where legislative discussions are held. No records or files of any importance are kept there at all. The insinuation and allegations that the fire was generated or created to cover up for anything is an unkind attempt to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it. I also consider it much ado about nothing because no document of strategic importance was missing at that point. Let us not forget that this incident happened under the regime of the late General Sani Abacha, a military dictator. However, at this time, we had a very responsible and progressive administrator of Lagos State in person of Brigadier General Buba Marwa (rtd) who came by himself to inspect the scene of the fire outbreak and immediately set up a panel to probe the incident. The panel was headed by no other person but the late Engr. Pinhero, a respected Lagosian who was then Commissioner for Works in Lagos State. At the end of their investigations and findings, the Pinhero panel came up with a report that it was a power surge from an electrical point that created the fire incident. I am a proud Lagosian and there is no way that I will do anything that will affect our heritage. I am committed to Lagos and I am very passionate about Lagos. Fortunately in 1999, I was appointed as Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture and the Fire Service Department was directly placed under my office. Realizing what transpired at City Hall when there was a fire incident and we couldn’t get a good response time or an efficient fire service operation, I decided to make that challenge something we needed to overcome. I sent in a memo asking to make it a Lagos State Government policy to build at least one fire service station in every local government area of the state and also create an institution where studies on fire service and emergency management issues will be handled. Unfortunately that memo was thrown out by the then Governor of Lagos State, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu who did not approve the memo. Otherwise it would have become a policy and today we would have had at least one fire service station in every local government area of Lagos State and also by extension the only Emergency and Fire Service Training Institute in Nigeria. But as I speak, there is none. |
Re: The Truth About City Hall Fireincident – Obanikoro by jayonpoint(m): 1:18am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Koro! Koro!! Koro!!! Hw many time did I call u? What u wrote there is fiction and ruse. I'm also a lagosian n I knw d true story of that incident under ur watch. It happened as it suits the political situation of the time, u wished u knew today wld come. Dat yesterday is nw hunting u. The city hall story has insider evidence to it. |
Re: The Truth About City Hall Fireincident – Obanikoro by Alphaoscar: 5:26am On Nov 02, 2014 |
koro is a criminal and must he find a way to attack Tinubu all in effort to justify his past criminal activities? Lagos state fire service is not one of the best if not the best already in the country . Koro is a desperado and no matter how much he tried he will never succeed Fashola and I don't think PDP will even be daft, clueless and stupid to the extent of presenting him as their flag bearer. Kosi koro ko s'ofo!!! 1 Like |
Re: The Truth About City Hall Fireincident – Obanikoro by Omen100(m): 7:20am On Nov 02, 2014 |
What is koro or obanikoro? Koro means bitterness while obanikoro means king of bitterness, So lagosians be careful with the choices you make today so that it won't come back and hunts you tomorrow. 1 Like |
Re: The Truth About City Hall Fireincident – Obanikoro by easrael(f): 10:38am On Nov 06, 2014 |
I didn't know that supporters of APC still exist on NL, The only reason which belivd this because your party or so called witnesses haven't taken him to court over this....Just Rants All we want is simple....A people oriented governor where the dream of that little girl in Mushin is same with that in VGC Support the Vision of a Greater Lagos |
Re: The Truth About City Hall Fireincident – Obanikoro by diportivo: 10:51am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Dear senator musiliu obanikoro,if you had resigned after the memo you submitted was thrown out,i for vote u walahi.it would av benefitted the masses,but u didnt fight for it then.... |
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