President Muhammadu Buhari
has sympathized with the victims of the fire incidents in Sabon Gari
Market, Kano State, and Birnin Kebbi Central Market in Kebbi.
A statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Garba Shehu,
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, said
President Buhari commiserated with the government and people of the two
states.
According to the statement, President
Buhari shares in the pain of the victims knowing that the two fire
incidents had created major setbacks for all those that had business
outfits in the markets.
He also noted with sadness that the
incidents had also affected the livelihood of the victims’ families and
setting back economic activities in the states.
The President advised the Kano and Kebbi
State Governments to find out the immediate and remote causes of the
fire disasters in the states in order to forestall future occurrences.
President Buhari also called for strict
adherence to precautionary standards in buildings and operations in all
markets to avoid fire outbreaks.
He prayed that the Almighty God would comfort and replenish all those that incurred losses in the incidents. (NAN)
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