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That moment when Osun Governor turned fire-fighter

Jude Egbas

February 8, 2017 8:25 PM

Aregbesola stumbled on a raging fire on his tour of projects and helped put the darn inferno off

Governor Aregbesola at scene of fire

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, was on an evening tour of several projects under construction in the state, when he ran into a bush fire raging through a community.

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"The Governor swiftly put a call through to the fire service team who moved into action to put out the fire and restore calm to the community", one eye-witness on the scene told Pulse.

In images seen by our reporter, the Governor and his entourage were seen putting out the fire and helping members of the community with their wares.

The scene of the fire was Sekona community, along Osogbo Road.

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According to a statement from the Osun State government sent to Pulse, the "Aregbesola-led administration has invested in rebuilding and equipping emergency response services in the state, including the fire service, ambulance unit and other related units.

"The Governor also promised that his administration will continue to secure lives and property across the state".

Jude Egbas Jude Egbas is a Senior Editor at Pulse. He believes that leadership is Nigeria's biggest problem. He has lived his entire life stringing words together to form powerful images. It's all he ever wants to do.

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