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Fire
By Akeem Abas
Ibadan, Dec. 27, 2016(NAN) The Oyo State Government has called on residents to be careful and avoid anything that can cause fire outbreak during the harmattan season.
Mr Wasiu Dauda, the State Commissioner for Works and Transport, made the call when he was receiving members of the Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Transport in Ibadan.
Dauda said that the Gov. Abiola Ajimobi’s administration would continue to support the fire Services Department to ensure that it performed its life-saving function effectively.
“Government understands the expediency of the fire service department and its officials.
“We are working assiduously within the tight revenue to ensure that the operating vehicles and equipment of the State Fire Services function effectively
He cautioned motorists and other road users to be patient when driving during and after the festive period to avoid unnecessary road mishap.
The commissioner said that the state government had directed the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) in the state to ensure that motorists and other road users complied with roads’ rules and codes.
Earlier, Mr Adesola Sangodipe charged the state government to urgently address the shortcomings in the fire service department.
Sangodipe, who is the chairman of the committee, urged officers of the Vehicle Inspection Officers Department to be prudent in their operations and always remit the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to government coffers appropriately.
Similarly, Kehinde Subair, the Majority Leader of the House commended the government for the ongoing reconstruction/rehabilitation of Mobil-Oluyole-Wema Bank-Apata road and the dualisation of Efunsetan-Podo roundabout-Tollgate Interchange Phase II all in Ibadan.
Subair (APC-Ibadan South-West 1) and a member of the works and transport committee
said that the inspection was part of the oversight functions of the committee.
He said that the purpose was to monitor and know if the project was done according to specifications and standard.
“The Committee is very satisfied with the level of the projects. All the measurements are accurate and the thickness of the asphalt is realistic.
“We also commend the Ministry of Works and Transport for playing their part by supervising the projects,” he said.
The majority leader commended the contractors handling both projects, Adold Engineering Development Company Limited and Hitech Construction Company respectively for carrying out the projects according to specifications
He said that the project would facilitate movement of vehicles and spur economic development.
Subair appealed to the people of the area to make use of the road judiciously because the present administration would do more to fulfill its electioneering campaign promises.(NAN)
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========Edited by Morayo Omolade