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.