By Yahaya Idris, Lafia.
In a bid to tackle incessant fire out breaks, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has called on the state government to provide fire service response units in all the 13 Local Government Areas’ Headquarters of the state.
Speaker of the state House of Assembly . brahim Balarabe Abdullahi, announced the House resolution after Hon. Musa Iyimoga (ZLP- Doma North) raised the issue under matters of Public interest.
Balarabe said that the provision of fire service response units with modern gadgets would go a long way in curbing the frequent fire outbreaks across the state.
“I want to commend the mover of this motion and other members for your positive contributions on this issue.
‘We are all aware that some of our private and public structures have been engulfed as a result of fire outbreak across the state; sadly, lives and property were also destroyed.
‘There is the need for us to take precautionary measures to tackle the frequent fire outbreak.
‘It is in view of this that we are urging His Excellency, Gov. Abdullahi Sule as a matter of necessity to provide fire service response unit in all the 13 Local Government Headquarters,” he said.
Earlier, Iyimoga ( ZLP- Doma North) while raising the issue under the matters of public interest said that Doma market and some residential houses were engulfed by fire outbreaks last year, which caused a lot of damages.
He called for proactive measures in the area of provision of fire service response units with modern gadgets in order to forestall its reoccurrence.
Also speaking, Hon. Abel Bala (PDP-Nassarawa Eggon West) Hon. Aliyu Dogara (APC-Wamba), Hon. Mohammed Omadefu (APC-Keana) and Hon. David Maiyaki (PDP-Karu/Gitata) while contributing on the matter urged the state government to do the needful in the area of the provision of fire service response units in all the local government headquarters.
The House unanimously passed a resolution urging the state government to provide fire service response unit across the local government headquarters.
In a related development, the speaker slated March 17th, 2020 for deliberation on a report of the House Standing Committee on Judiciary, Ethics and Privileges on a Bill for a Law to provide for the Management of Funds of the Nasarawa State Judiciary and for Other Related Matters Therewith as presented by Hon. Mohammed Ibrahim Alkali, the Acting Chairman of the Committee.
