The addition of a firefighting truck to President Bola Tinubu’s presidential convoy is a ground-breaking move that is the first time such a vehicle has been present in the Nigerian presidency.
During a visit from Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade, the new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Engr. Abdulganiyu Jaji, the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, made this announcement.
Jaji revealed that the Federal Fire Service recently purchased 15 fast firefighting small vehicles as part of its attempts to improve firefighting skills. These more compact trucks were created with the particular purpose of navigating crowded terrains that were previously impassable to larger firefighting equipment.
When asked about the service’s advancements, Jaji said, “We recently completed and commissioned the first Fire House props in West Africa, located inside the National Fire Academy in Sheda.” The Service has 15 Ford Built Rapid Intervention Vehicles, which have been delivered and are awaiting commissioning and deployment, he added.
In a momentous milestone, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave the go-ahead for the Rapid Intervention Vehicle of the Service to ride in his convoy. In Nigerian history, this unusual choice creates a new standard. Further demonstrating their dedication to spreading awareness of the crucial work performed by firefighters, the Federal Fire Service has also taken the effort to observe International Firefighter’s Day.
Additionally, the Service has been given permission to build the Service’s National Headquarters on a sizable parcel of land in Sauka, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The government’s dedication to providing the infrastructure required for the Fire Service to operate efficiently is demonstrated by this allocation.
Despite these successes, Jaji noted the agency’s struggles, such as a lack of manpower, attacks on firemen, housing requirements for staff, gaps in the infrastructure supporting firefighting, and financial limitations. The Federal Fire Service is prepared to overcome these challenges and go on providing devoted and professional service to the nation thanks to recent developments and current initiatives.
The attack was denounced by MACBAN, which cited the Geneva convention’s ban on the indiscriminate slaughter of livestock as justification for its classification as a war crime.
Conflicts between farmers and herdsmen worry me. President Tinubu shares your worries. And we spoke about what has to be done to start looking at some of those problems.
The instance of the 37 herders who were bombed by the air force in Nasarawa state a few months ago, about which we addressed a letter to President Buhari, is why I specifically came to plead to him.
