Senator Ibikunle Amosun, the Governor of Ogun State has announced that his administration is more determined than ever to develop the state in spite of the massive infrastructural development existing within the state.
This is coming just as he approves the purchase of a 2million Dollars robotic firefighting equipment for the state fire service unit in the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure in a move described as a major intervention in order to totally reduce fire incidents in the state.
The decision to purchase the fire equipment in a statement by the Head of Media in the ministry, Mr. Ayokunle Ewuoso was arrived at at the 2018 Treasury Board Meeting held at the Obas Complex, Okemosan Abeokuta.
According to the governor, “our administration should be looking at getting a robotic firefighting equipment. This is the latest firefighting equipment that is being used in the modern world. In this place now, God forbids, if we have fire incident do we have the latest equipment to put it under control?”.
“By this time next year we should be having five to seven, even more high rising buildings in the state, we just must close our eyes and look for one that will cost like two million Dollars” he remarked.
He directed the Commissioner Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite and the Permanent Secretary, Engineer Kayode Ademolake to put up a memo for the purchase of more earth moving equipments for the use of the ministry.
While announcing government’s intention to establish an asphalt plant, Senator Amosun assured that the 2018 budget would stand out as the best since inception of his administration.
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