STEP UP YOUR GAMES ON SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSES.... Aregbesola Charges FFS Officers.

Perm. Sec, Shuaib Belgore and the CG of the FFS, Dr. Liman Alhaji Ibrahim Decorating One of the newly promoted officers.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has charged  

Newly promoted officers and men of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) have been urged to step up their games in their responses to emergencies across the country, noting that the  safety and protection of lives and property of Nigerians should not be handled with levity.

This was the charge of the Honourable Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola while decorating 

Aregbesola, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in  the Ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, gave the charge while decorating  157 newly promoted officers of the Federal Fire  Service at the service headquarters in Abuja.

"You must step up your performance and ensure as much as possible, to step down response time to emergency calls and as well, have the right attitude to grow the service so that the public will recognize how important and effective you are, because, to whom much is given, much is expected," he said.

He added that being worthy of promotion was just the first step, earning the confidence the people have in them is very necessary.

The Minister who congratulated the officers for their well-deserved promotion, stated that it was an honour to decorate the officers after  due process had been followed by they  sitting for the examination, screened, confirmed and found worthy of being promoted. 

'The future of the service to a large extent is in your hands and you are responsible for encouraging those funding the service,' he stressed.

He noted further that, the most important duties of the service was not only putting out fire which is what most people think but rescuing and saving lives and property of citizens.

Earlier in his remarks, the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Dr. Liman Alhaji Ibrahim appreciated the efforts of the Minister and Permanent Secretary in  the Ministry of  Interior by  ensuring that the service is being positively  reformed.

Among the  157 officers  promoted were four (4)Deputy Controller Generals, fourteen (14) Assistant Controller Generals, nine (9) Controllers (CFs), eleven (11) Deputy Controllers  (DCFs), and twenty-six (26) Assistant Controllers (ACFs), while also quit sadly an officer who was also to be  decorated died  before the event.

Ozokwelu Nonye. N

For : Director Press and Public Relations

29th May, 2021