• Gov commends firefighters’ preparedness, says govt will continue to support them
• Residents hail AbdulRazaq’s late night visit to victims
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with residents of Alagbado, a suburb of the capital city Ilorin, on the late night fire outbreak at a petrol station.
Driving himself alongside two security operatives, the Governor was one of the earliest sympathisers to arrive at the site as news emerged of the explosion around 10p.m. local time on Saturday.
He arrived shortly after the state firefighters had put out the inferno, calling for calm and commending the operatives for their prompt response and professionalism.
“Our hearts are with the occupiers of the lone house that got burnt and owners of the petrol station from where the fire started. We share in their pains and losses at this time,” according to a Government House statement on Sunday morning.
“Similarly, I commend operatives of the state fire service who responded quickly to the distress calls and were able to curtail and minimise the impacts of the fire. We are truly proud of what they did, and will continue to support them as we have been doing over the last three years.
“We thank Almighty God for His mercies, especially that no life was lost in the unfortunate incident. Regardless, the incident (just like avoidable flooding and some other occurrences often caused by poor planning) again justifies our administration’s decision to draw up a new master plan for the state, beginning from the capital city. It is in our enlightened interest as a people to live sustainably to avoid unintended harm to ourselves. Once again, we send our sympathies to the victims and pray to God to grant them comfort.”
