Tag: Fire Service

Safety: Kwara Gov Pledges Quality Fire Services
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Safety: Kwara Gov Pledges Quality Fire Services

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said the country’s internal security partly depends on the premium placed on effective fire service delivery, pledging to make such service a priority of his government. AbdulRazaq disclosed this at the 10th National Council Conference on Fire in Ilorin, saying everybody has a responsibility to prevent fire disasters in view of its ugly consequences. "Equally, fire service delivery is a vital component of internal security. The issue of safety of life and property is therefore occupying a major place in the programmes of our government,” “Our government takes fire prevention and fire fighting seriously.  This is because we are quite aware of the devastating result of fire disasters, which, in most cases, destroy properties and w...
Kwara Donates Land for Federal Fire Service School, Regional Office
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Kwara Donates Land for Federal Fire Service School, Regional Office

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has agreed to allocate land for the establishment of the proposed Federal Fire Training School and regional office for the north central to be sighted in Ilorin, the state capital. In a statement released by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Wednesday said additional fire service stations would be established in the northern senatorial district to complement the ones in Ilorin, in the central, and those in Omu Aran and Offa in the south. The Governor announced these on Tuesday when the Comptroller General of the Federal Fire Service Dr Liman Ibrahim paid a courtesy visit on him as part of the ongoing 10th national council on fire hosted by the Kwara State Government. AbdulRazaq said the government would also embark ...