Kwara Gov Commiserates with Offa Traders on Owode Market Fire
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has commiserated with the people of Offa, especially the business community, on the unfortunate fire incident at the popular Owode market.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Malam Rafiu Ajakaye, on Tuesday in Ilorin.
The governor said the development was one tragedy too many, adding that a team from the state emergency management agency had since visited the market to take stock of the situation and also deliver the government's commiserations to the traders.
He said the fire incident again highlighted the need for all stakeholders to be more proactive in preventing such outbreaks at home or in the marketplace.
While commending the fire service for the prompt response, he directed the Service to work more closely with marketers on modern fire prevention mechanisms and preparedness.
The governor prayed to God to recompense the traders for their losses.
Properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed in the inferno at the popular Owode Market in Offa in the early hours of Tuesday.
A statement by the spokesperson of the Kwara Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle said that 50 shops were destroyed while others suffered minimal damages.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
IYA ALFA NLA CKNG Ekiti Labaeka Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Michael Nzwekwe NTA Ilorin Quareeb Mamman Saba Jibril Ramadhan Abraysports FC Boko Haram Baakini Toyin Falola Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu CACOVID Palliatives Sola Saraki Educational Foundation Oladimeji Thompson Olaiya Zuberu QuickWin Owo Isowo Lola Ashiru Bashirat Bola Bello Federal Allocation Oko-Olowo Abdulrazaq Sanni Rasheed Jimoh Share/Tsaragi Garuba Alikinla Shittu Abdulhakeem Amao Na\'Allah Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria Jumoke F. Ajao Jimoh Bashir Special Agro-Industrial Hub Kwara Pdp Sabi Sardauna Moses Salami International Vocational Centre Kolade Solagberu Raliat Islamic Foundation Ayeyemi Sulaiman Awoye Ajase-Ipo Akeem Olatunji Bayo Lawal Abioye Bello Kwara Poly Quran Adeniyi Ojo Maigidasanma Dauda Adesola Ibrahim Oniye Vasolar Consortium Ajia-Bako Jaigbade Alao Kayode Bankole Magaji Are Sanitation Exercise Idiagbon KFA T And K FOODS Goodluck Jonathan COVID Moshood Mustapha Amusa Bello Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations Abdulrazaq Solihudeen KWASSIP Oni Adebayo Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike Kwara State Polytechnic Bank Of Industry Lafiagi Lanwa Lai Gobir

