Gov Yusuf donates N100m to victims of Singer market inferno
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, has donated N100 million to the victims of Monday’s fire disaster at the Singer market, Kano
This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesman for the Governor, Mallam Sunusi Bature.
Bature stated that the governor announced the donation when he visited the market to sympathise with traders whose shops were destroyed by the inferno.
The incident which occurred at the market on Monday morning consumed three big stores, resulting in significant loss of property worth millions of naira.
During the visit, the governor expressed deep concern over the losses suffered by the affected traders and assured them of the government’s support and commitment to their welfare.
The governor directed the immediate expansion and rehabilitation of roads within the Singer market to ease movement of people and goods.
“The award of a N3 billion road expansion and rehabilitation project for Bello Road, Ado Bayero Road, Kandoki, Yolawa and Kwangiri roads is aimed at reducing flood risk and traffic congestion around Kano market’s environment,” Bature said.
Yusuf promised to solarise the market and reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the modernisation of Kano markets in line with his vision of urban renewal and economic growth.
He ordered contractors handling the road projects to mobilise to the site and commence work within 10 days.
Among those who received the governor during the visit were the Chairman of Singer market, Barr. Junaidu Muhammad Zakari, an elder of the market, Alhaji Sabi’u Bako, and the owner of the affected plaza, Alhaji Munzali Mazaf.
The market leadership expressed gratitude to the governor for the visit and his kind gesture,describing the intervention as timely and compassionate.
They commended the state government for its commitment to supporting traders and improving infrastructure within the Kantin Kwari market.
