The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has
consoled the traders in the Ogboji Area of Ose-Okwodu Market in Onitsha
whose shops were consumed in an early morning blaze that engulfed the
market today.
Describing the incident as 'unfortunate,'
Chief Obiano regretted the fact that the inferno struck at a time when
his administration was striving to lay down the economic fundamentals of
the state through his increasingly popular Anambra Wheels of
Development which rests firmly on Trade and Commerce, Agriculture,
Industrialization and Oil and Gas.
He assured the affected
traders that efforts were being made to ascertain the actual cause of
the fire outbreak in order to forestall a future occurrence.
'Let
me also assure you that my administration is determined to change the
face of trade and commerce in Anambra State. We shall remodel existing
markets to be able to resist the horror of persistent fire outbreaks. We
are already building modern shopping malls in Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka
that will deliver a more wholesome shopping experience than what we
currently have in Anambra State,' the governor explained.
He also assured the traders that his thoughts and prayers were with them at this moment of great financial loss.
James Eze
SSA, Media
Governor's Office
Awka, Anambra State
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