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.
Yaman Kuliyan Geri Mohammed Katsina Ahmed Law School Scholarship Bello Oyedepo Hussein Oloyede Obasanjo Shade Omoniyi N-Power Demola Banu Mustapha AbdulGaniyu Tinubu Toyin Sanusi Fola Consultant Gwanara IESA Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Anilelerin Alabere Abdul-Rahoof Bello Sidikat Uthman Ajibola Barakat Community Secondary School Yusuf Arowosaye Mukhtar Shagaya Hassan Taiye Salam Babatunde Ishola Babaita Baba Issa Ayobami Akanbi Buhari Olohungbebe Senate Presidency NFAI Olaiya Zuberu Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola Sango-UITH Road Usman Yunusa Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Abubakar Baba Sulaiman Elekoyangan Abdulganiyu Oladosu Mutawalle Kamoru Kadiri Kwara Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Special Agro-Industrial Hub Erubu Kwara 2019 Royal FM Olaoye B. Felix Senate President Trader Moni Akanji Suleiman Idris Elesie Of Esie TESCOM 2025 Aisha Gobir Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Ella Supreme Tissue Paper Kwara State Council Of Chiefs Joseph Bamigboye Public Holiday Alliance For Democracy Umar Saro Seed Technologies Yahaya Jibril Usman Kazeem Gbolagade Aishat Sulu-Gambari Chief Imam Of Ilorin Salman Suleiman Sam Okaula Hamza Usman Offorjama Dan-Kazeem Yakubu Shaaba 2017 Budget Christopher Odetunde

