The General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Reverend Canon Yemi Akinyinka has commended Governor Seyi Makinde for staff welfare package and the new fire equipment for the agency.

He stated this during the final examination for the Eighty (80) newly recruited officers of the Agency, held at the agency premises, Secretariat, Ibadan.

Akinyinka said the shortlisted candidate had passed through  series of training in both practical and theory to the final physical examination.

He said “we are training our newly recruited officers on how to rescue people from the story building which is the final stage of their training exercise, examination”.

He continued “we cannot send them to the field until we know they can do the job, we are fearing well, the State Government is planning to  purchase new vehicles for us, we are also collecting our hazard allowances regularly”.

Responding, one of the newly recruited officers of the agency, Ahmed Lateefat Titilayo appreciated the State Government for giving them opportunity to serve the State and bring them out of the labour market.

She also hailed the entire management staff of the agency for their support during the training exercise at the agency.

His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Ọyọ State, Engr. Ṣeyi Makinde, FNSE, has approved the recruitment of 80 able-body men and women into the Oyo State Fire Services Agency.

The process, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Establishment and Training, started in the last quarter of 2023 and concluded in the first quarter of 2024; comprises of 9 Assistant Fire Superintendent, GL. 06; 56 Fireman II, GL. 04 and 15 Fireman II, GL. 03.

All the 80 able-body men and women are currently undergoing their compulsory 6 months Basic Firefighting Training at the Oyo State Fire Services Agency Training School at the Secretariat Headquarters of the Agency.

Engr. A. B. Olatunbosun
Director of Training, Planning and Research
Oyo State Fire Services Agency.