EKSG STRENGHTENS FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES WITH EIGHT VEHICLES, PLEDGES IMPROVED RESPONSE

Towards ensuring the fulfilment of the promise to reposition the State Fire Services for quick response to distressed calls during emergency situations, the Ekiti State Government, has strengthened the sector with eight fire fighting equipment.

Giving the breakdown of the fleet while test running the vehicles in Ado Ekiti, on Friday, the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Prof. Bolaji Aliko, said the new vehicles consist of refurbished six FIre Fighting Trucks and two Water Tankers to be deployed to various offices for effective emergency responses.

Aluko, had in a meeting held with the State Fire Service personnel during the 2024 work plan meeting of the ministry, said the parastatal has been making remarkable strides under Biodun Oyebanji Administration by swiftly responding to the yearnings of the citizens.

He stated that Governor Oyebanji during a visit to the Ado Fire Service Headquarters, promised that the State Fire Services will be better equipped, describing the procurement as keeping to the pledge made during the assessment tour.

With the new equipment and many still in the pipeline, Aluko urged the personnel to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to achieve a high fire safety status across the state.

" I encourage the Fire Service personnel to focus more on fire prevention and safety to reduce the incidents of fire outbreaks and distressed calls in the state by making judicious use of these equipment".

While test- running the equipment during a fire fighting platform and fire drilling exercise in Ado-Ekiti, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Engr. Olumide Ajayi, charged the Officers of the Service to discharge their duties maximally, especially in times of emergencies.

He stated that Fire fighting equipment would be distributed to the seven Fire Service Stations located in Ado, Ikere, Omuo, Ikole, Ijero, Aramoko and Ido Ekiti to effectively curtail fire outbreaks and loss of property to inferno.

"The existing fire stations will be upgraded in coming years, and more will be built across the state to reduce response time. So the staff must work assiduously towards accomplishing the mandates of state fire services, which include: extinguishing, controlling and preventing of fire outbreaks in public and private facilities".

In his remarks, the Special Adviser/Director General, Office of Transformation and Service Delivery, Dr John Ekundayo, commended the efforts of the State Government for repairing the faulty Fire fighting equipment.

He charged the officers in charge to make judicious use of the equipment for the benefit of Ekiti people and conduct themselves well in the discharge of their duties.

Ekundayo, advised the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities, in conjunction the Fire Service Department to embark on more awareness and sensitization programmes that will help people to always take precautions to avoid fire outbreak, especially during the dry season.

Judolisco:
ekiti no 2 big now... Plus d 8 na to add to existing ones

Akujuriobi:
Nonsense news, not all developmental project should come to the media, they are elected to do this work and they are doing it with state fund and not personal money. What are the total cost of 8 fire vehicle that we should be disturbed here. Eye service in governance.

netmillionaires:
Nice one. But why are we always stuck with this old fire trucks.

allen113:
Wetin be this abeg?

Akujuriobi:
Nonsense news, not all developmental project should come to the media, they are elected to do this work and they are doing it with state fund and not personal money. What are the total cost of 8 fire vehicle that we should be disturbed here. Eye service in governance.

iLoveYouToo:
Good, coming from a small state like Ekiti. I hope they keep the trucks maintained

prest:
Nigeria governors and tokunbo vehicles na 5&6

allen113:
Wetin be this abeg?

Alexiiydon:
wish one is small ekiti that state is far more better and peaceful than your red soil tribe

iLoveYouToo:


I no dey whine o, my state is bigger than Ekiti in everything. Ekiti is a young state and trying. Leave it at that.

Besides, What’s the color of Ibadan’s soil?

Alexiiydon:
bigger with unknown gunmen well I like how you said trying and not all Ibadan land is red soil but all south east land are red soil

iLoveYouToo:



I’m not Igbo bro, relax. Our soil sandy, kinda whitish