Ogun State Government is to conduct an enumeration of losses incurred by shop owners at the Oba Lipede Ultra-Modern Market, Kuto, Abeokuta, so as to fast-track efforts at providing succour for the affected shop owners.
Governor Dapo Abiodun, in company of some members of the state Executive Council, made this known during an on-the-spot assessment of some parts of the Market gutted by fire last Saturday
He pledged his administration’s commitment towards cushioning the adverse impact of the disaster on the traders.
"It is most unfortunate that this has happened at this time; the time when most of them are struggling; so we feel their pain and we identify with them and I have told them they are not alone, I will not leave them alone.
"As a responsible government, we are going to step in and provide the needed support for them at this time so they can continue to do their businesses", he said.
While commending the state Fire Service for its timely intervention, the Governor disclosed that his administration would study the report on the immediate or remote cause of the fire incident and how best to prevent future occurrence, informing that the Bureau of Electrical Services had been directed to provide electricity to the market which was built over forty years ago.
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