Mrs Oyerinde also speaks on sexual harassment and the challenges of her job.
Taiwo Oyerinde is a female firefighter in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The 53-year-old indigene of Ogun State joined the Federal Fire Service Department immediately she left secondary school in 1986 in Lagos State, but later obtained higher educational certificates.
In this interview with Premium Times’ Oge Udegbunam, the firefighter speaks on her career and other issues.A lot of challenge. Sometimes your work is not appreciated because you are a woman, no matter the amount of effort you put into the work. You face senior officers who look down on you because of gender. But I faced the challenges and handled them because of my passion for the jobI chose my career before my family came in, so I have to blend them.
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