Osun Govt. spells out measures to avert fire disasters during this harmattan period.

.........cautions residents to be safety conscious.

The State Government of Osun has noted with concern the growing rate of fire disasters in some States of the Federation in recent times which led to the  loss of lives and properties. To avert such ugly occurrences in Osun, measures are being  put in place for  the residents to be safety conscious.

 

The General Manager, Osun State  Emergency Management Agency,(OSEMA), Amos Adejinle made this known while speaking with journalists on measures so far put in place by Adegboyega Oyetola led administration to avert fire disasters during this dry season.

     

The OSEMA boss in Osun  who sympatised with all the victims of fire disasters in Nigeria  in recent times told journalists drawn from print and electronic media that the case of Osun has been quite minimally exceptional, a development which he attributed to the warnings being reeled out from time to time to the residents on what and what not to do during this  harmattan season.

    

According to Adejinle " the tendency for fire outbreak at anytime in either homes or offices is very very high in this hot season.

     

"Carelessness, however, on the part of people is  one of the causative factors for its incessant outbreak .

    

 "While we, in Osun State, earnestly and sincerely sympatise with victims of various  fire disasters in recent times in Nigeria,we also use this opportunity to enjoin people to be proactive to prevent what could ignite fire at anytime. 

      

"Permit me to give thanks and praises to God that Osun has not witnessed any unpleasant development of fire outbreak that much in recent times .

     

 "But that is not to say we should  relax  and take  it for granted .   

     

"We are lucky to have an administration that is people centred, a Government that  puts the safety and welfare of its citizens  into strong consideration at all times.

     

"For instance, my Office, OSEMA, which is an agency of the State Government of Osun under the supervision of the State Deputy Governor, Benedict Alabi is not leaving any stone unturned in this regard as it carries out awareness and sensitisation campaigns from time to time even before the advent of the harmattan season on the need for residents to be safety conscious ". He stated.

     

Adejinle , however, emphasized  the need for the  efforts of the Oyetola led administration to be complimented by people in doing the needful from time to time to stop  fire disasters and other ugly occurrences.

     

When asked by journalists regarding what should be done by people with the dry season now finally here,  Adejinle said  that  just like the issue of security, everybody should first and foremost see himself or herself as a firefighter or disaster manager.

    

Consequently,  Adejinle frowned at the idea of careless disposal of cigarette stubs anywhere  at this time just as he advised the residents to desist from illegal connection of electrical cables/appliances at homes and offices.

The OSEMA boss further  observed  that on many  occasions, fire disasters are caused primarily by electrical surges, hence the need to put off power supply from the main switch while not at home or office.

       

He also warned against improper storage of all  inflammable products especially petrol at homes and offices including  vehicles  .

       

 Life, according to Adejinle should not be mortgaged on the altar of carelessness.

On behalf of the government and good people of Osun, the OSEMA boss  prayed God to grant everybody an accident free end of the year and new year in Osun and Nigeria as a whole.