NAN-H-35
Yabatech
By Olayinka Olawale
Lagos, Nov. 26, 2016 (NAN) The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, had commiserated with the management , staff, parents and students of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) over the fire incident that engulfed one of the female hostels on Nov. 23.
The minister was represented by Dr Folashade Esan, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and a Deputy Director in the ministry , Mr Odejinmi Adebayo, in a statement signed by Dr Charles Oni, Director, Press and Public Relations Unit of the college.
The minister’s representation and the college management later inspected the affected hostel and visited the remaining five students still on admission at the Military Hospital, Yaba.
Adamu in the statement commended the solidarity among the tertiary institutions within Lagos State, which he said hastened the efforts that quickly led to putting the situation under control then.
“We are grateful to God that no life was lost in the inferno,” the minister said in the statement.
Adamu also commended the foresightedness of the college’s management for acquiring essential fire equipment that helped in extinguishing the fire.
The statement also stated that the Rector of the college, Dr Margaret Ladipo, had expressed the management’s appreciation to the minister and other officials of the Federal Ministry of Education for the visit and phone calls since the accident occurred.
Ladipo explained that a committee had been set up to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the fire, it said.
She said that the report of the committee would aid the college in its proposed reports to the insurance company in charge of the building, it said.
The rector also expressed the college’s appreciation to parents and the entire Yabatech community for the oneness of purpose with which the fire was fought.(NAN)
OOG/PAD
Edited by Peter Dada