Ogundeji lectured market Women on fire outbreak , Prioritize your safety during this harmatan Period, Lcda council boss urges marketers

The Political Head Administrator of Ibadan South Local Council.Hon
Teslim Ogundeji….

gives lectures too markets on fire outback Prioritize your safety during this harmatan Period,
council boss urges marketers

The shop owners and marketers at Iso Adie Market have been urged to prioritize their safety and desist from any acts that could lead to fire outbreak which can destroy their means of livelihood within the market and its environs.

This advice was made by the Political Head Administrator of Ibadan South Local Council Development Area, Hon. Ogundeji Teslim during the enlightenment campaign program on the causes and prevention of the fire outbreak in this period of harmattan held at the premises of the Market, Molete, Ibadan.

According to the council boss, the issue of safety must not left for the government alone, everybody must involve, we must change our non chalant attitude towards government properties by putting some measures that are needed in place for the safety of lives and properties.

In his words “If truth must be told, we sometimes as individuals and associations created what could have been averted, our people understand that certain measures are needed in place for the safety of lives and properties, but rather we neglect them and hence the misfortune happens.

He said the people of Oyo state can only thank God for giving us a Governor like His Excellency Engr. Seyi Makinde who has been so proactive towards meeting the wants and needs of the state at all times, he also added that Government can not do it alone, the people have a major stake in these process and the masses need to get it right.

In their keynote address, the two resourceful guest speakers at the program, Mr Waheed sunmola, chief fire superintendent officer,from Oyo state fire station and her assistant agreed that the major causes of fire outbreak were born out of people ignorance, carelessness and non chalant attitude towards handling and managing the combustible materials that are capable to caught fire.

They highlighted some of the causes of fire outbreak like illegal hoarding of petrol, misused of gas cylinders, electrical upsurge, candle and other fire explosive among many other things that can cause fire outbreak. They maintained that all these can be averted if they could be carefully handled and controlled. They implored the market management make a fire extinguisher available in their premises.

In her Goodwill Message, the secretary to the local government,Mrs. Bose Akande appealed to the marketers to shun any activities that may cause crisis in the market and ensured that peace reigns always.

In her closing remarks, the Acting Head of Local Government Administration, Alhaja R.F.Olanrewaju, urged the marketers to abide by all the pronounced measures explained to them,she added that prevention as they say is better than cure,if anything happens at the market they are the direct casualties,so they must prioritize the safety of their lives and properties.

Earlier in his opening prayer, the Babaloja of Iso Adie Market,pa Shaibu Lawal eulogized the Political Head and his team for deeming it fit to organize such a laudable program at this time of the year,and they pledged their support for his administration.

Present at the event were the political functionaries, the P.D.P Chairman of the Ibadan South East,Engr, Sulaiman Adesina,Secretary to the Local Government, Mrs Bose Akande,Hlga, Alhaja Olanrewaju,Dags, Alhaji Ogundele M.O.,Dess,Mrs. Adeola Isola, and Mr. Olayiwola Adewale and other members of staff.

E.signed.
Adisa Gafar
Head of information unit.
Ibadan South Local Council Development Area.
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Ibadan.
18/12/2024.