The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), yesterday said it places priority on safety in its workplace for the staff and various stakeholders.
Consequently, the Bureau procured and installed fire-fighting equipment as recommended by the Federal Fire Service (FFS), the Director-General, Alex Okoh, was quoted to have said in a statement yesterday.
Okoh, who was represented by the Director, Industries and Services Sector, BPE, Yunana Mallo, stated this at the formal inauguration of the fire-fighting equipment and the unveiling of the Fire Warden Kits by the Comptroller-General of the FFS, Jaji Abdulganiyu, on Monday, at the Bureau’s premises.
He said: “As a reform agency, the Bureau takes the safety of its staff and the various stakeholders seriously, hence the Bureau quickly keyed into the fire safety recommendations by the Federal Fire Services; and also promptly procured all the recommended fire wardens’ kits for the Bureau.”
To ensure an effective, efficient and reliable fire protection strategy, he added that priority attention was also given to adequate fire protection training of some of the Bureau’s staff as Fire Wardens to handle the fire-fighting kits.
In his remarks, Abdulganiyu, represented by an Assistant Comptroller (Fire), Abraham Paul, commended the Bureau for the giant steps taken to protect the lives of its staff and stakeholders in fire prevention. He described the move as exemplary and worthy of emulation by others.
Paul noted that the administration of the present Comptroller-General is committed to preventing fire disasters in Nigeria, stating that fire prevention was better, cheaper, safer and easier.
Recall that having successfully met the necessary requirements, the FFS commenced the installation of the Bureau’s modern fire-fighting equipment in November 2021, and completed the exercise in April.
As a reform agency, the Bureau takes the safety of its staff and the various stakeholders seriously, hence the Bureau quickly keyed into the fire safety recommendations by the Federal Fire Services.
