The Oyo state government has commiserated with traders at the Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan over the early hour inferno that destroyed goods and properties worth millions of naira.
Governor Seyi Makinde, represented by the deputy governor, Adebayo Lawal, during an on- the-spot visit to the market said the state government will do the needful in terms of immediate support through the Oyo State Emergency Management Agency (Oyo SEMA).
He added that the state government would assess the level of damage and provide immediate support to victims once it gets a full report of the incident.
“On behalf of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, I have come here today to commiserate with you over the sad incident. We thank God that no life was lost. This is a big and popular market. It is painful. Please, rest assured that the government will do the needful in terms of immediate support. It is our prayer that such will not happen again.
“This fire incident is sad because this market has been in existence for quite some time and our men and women have been plying their trades peacefully. As the government, we have come to empathise and to assess the level of damage that has been done as a result of the inferno.
“We have come and seen and we have also met with market men and women. The fire was aggravated because of the kind of trade (plastic business). So, you can expect that it would spread like wildfire. Nevertheless, we thank God Almighty that no life was lost.”