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.
Arca Santa Ibrahim Oloriegbe Y.A. Abdulkareem High Court SWAN Maryam Ado Bayero Iyabo Dupe Adekeye Bahago Lukman Adeloyin Tinubu Legacy Forum Seni Saraki Mohammed Katsina Ahmed Firdaos Amasa Idris Garba Kayode Zubair Oasis Muslim Care Foundation Isaac Aderemi Kolawole Daud Adeshola Olokoba Sulyman Offa Metropolitan Club Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Onilorin Ile Arugbo Kwara State Governor Kwara State Football Association Mahmud Babatunde Baker T And K FOODS Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike Aiyedun Kwasu Jimoh Olusola Imam BECE Maigidasanma Valsolar Consultoria Mansur Alfanla Orisun Igbomina Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen Jide Ashonibare Abubakar Imam Alagbado Henry Makinwa Ilorin Water Reticulation NaAllah IDPU Opaleke Bukola Iyabo Ahman Pategi Taofik Abdulkareem Shoprite ASMAU PLAZA Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria Crystal Corner Shops Folorunsho Erubu Saraki Abubakar Ndakene Joseph Alex Offorjama New Naira Notes Niguel Gallando Marcias Iyabo Adewuyi Kwara Polytechnic Sunday Fagbemi Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro Budo-Egba Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet Esuwoye Ganmo Salmon Babatunde Salmon Yeketi Olatomiwa Williams Ifelodun Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria Sadiq Umar Omoniyi Ayinla Segun Abifarin Taofeeq Olateju Kupchi Hosea Maxwell Muazam Nayaya

