Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, North-West Nigeria, has constituted a committee to take stock of valuables lost due to the fire incident at the Sokoto Central Market.
Tambuwal informed everyone who lost goods during the inferno of government’s support during this trying period. Goods worth millions of naira are estimated to have been destroyed by the fire accident that razed a section of the market on Tuesday.
He called on the committee headed by the Deputy Governor, Manir Dan’iya, to itemise the losses suffered by traders in order to enable the government to assist them to cushion the effects of the tragedy.
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While describing the incident as a sad development, he appealed to the traders to remain calm and prayerful.
Other members of the committee are Chairman state House of Assembly Committee on Commerce, Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Commissioner for Commerce, representative of the Sultanate Council, the Director-General of the Central Market as well as the Director-General of the state Fire Service.
Also on the list are the Chairman, Board of the Central Market; President, Sokoto Chamber of Commerce; Chairman, Sokoto Market Traders’ Association; and Sheikh Bello Yabo.
Sokoto residents woke up on Tuesday to a raging inferno, which was assisted by the harmattan wind that razed a large section of the market.
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