Kwara Gov Commiserates with Offa Traders on Owode Market Fire

Date: 2024-04-03

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.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saka Abimbola Isau     Idofin     Earlyon Technologies     Chikanda     Onilu     Agboola Babatunde     Siraj Oyewale     NIPR     KFA     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Amos Bajeh     Alaaya     Rihanat Ajia     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Olaiya Lawal     Memunat Monsuma     Alanamu     Nurudeen Muhammed     Saliu Alamoyo     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Ariyo     Olaoye B. Felix     Aso-ofi     Ogbondoroko     Jare Olatundun     Mamman Saba Jibril     Owo Isowo     Pius Abioje     Eghe Igbinehi     Olokoba     Tunde Kazeem     Senate Presidency     Kwara State Polytechnic     Sherif Shagaya     Yunus Lawal     Michael Ologundea     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Sobi FM     Abubakar Suleiman     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Share     Gabriel Fashanu     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Rasheed Jimoh     Musbau A. Akanji     Basit Olatunji     James Ayeni     Quran     Just Law Forum     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Ijakadi     Ubandawaki     Tunji Ajanaku     Kale Bayero     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Aliyu Alhassan     Ike Ekweremadu     Tunde Saad     Patigi Regatta     Convocation Ceremonies     Budo Egba     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Salary     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Kehinde Baale     Saliu Mustapha     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Tunji Folami     Igosun    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Ronke Adeyemi     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Saraki     Ayobami Akanbi     Ballah     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     AbdulGafar Tosho     SSUCOEN     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Sobi FM     Folashade Omoniyi     Moji Makanjuola     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Ilorin.Info     Ademola Kiyesola     Micheal Imoudu     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Kumbi Titiloye     Tuesday Assayomo     Rafiu Ajakaye     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Segun Abifarin     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Baakini     Babaita     Sola Saraki University     Ilorin South     Joseph Bamigboye     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Towoju     Moses Afolayan     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Ilorin Amusement Park     NIPOGA     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Mamman Saba Jibril     Old Oyo     EndSARS     Taofik Abdulkareem     Mutawalle     Age AbdulKareem     Vasolar Consortium     KwaraLearn     Yakubu Shaaba     Sunday Popo-Ola     Minister     Javed Khan     Iponrin     Moronfoye     Awili Pedro     TVC Female National Debate     Ilesha-Gwanara     Kwara South     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Ahmed Alhasssan     United Nigeria Congress Party     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Chief Of Staff     Egbewole     Jide Ashonibare     Royal FM     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Nurudeen Mohammed     Mahe Abdulkadir     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Magaji Erubu     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Jimoh Akani     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Ajasse-Ipo     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     New Naira Notes     Abdulkarim Adisa