HoS Clarifies How Fire Engulfs Tinubu’s SA’s Office

According to the Office Head of Service of the Federation’s Media and Communication Department, there was a fire incident at the Federal Secretariat’s Block C in Phase (II) Abuja today, Saturday, around 2:30 p.m.

The office of the Special Adviser (SA) to President Bola Tinubu on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is housed in the burned-out office, according to a statement sent to the media by the Director, Mr. Mohammed Ahmed.

The statement read: “The fire was triggered by an explosion from the Electrical Utility Room on the 3rd Floor of Block C being used as a Solar and Inverter Room by the present occupant, Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

“The incident, which was brought under control by the prompt response of personnel from the Federal, as well as the FCT Fire Services at about 5:00 p. m., affected the Utility Rooms on the second to the eighth floors of the building.”

According to the statement, the Permanent Secretaries, Common Services Office-OHCSF, Mrs. Lydia Jafiya and Special Duties Office, Engr. Faruk Yusuf Yabo and Directors from the affected MDAs were on ground, while the operation lasted.

As at the time of going to press the loss and damages caused by the fire has not been ascertained.