The All Progressive Congress, APC, Governorship candidate for the November 6 Anambra guber election, Senator Andy Uba has commiserated with victims of Ihiala fire disaster.
The fire, which started around 1pm, was said to have lasted for some hours following late arrival of men of the Fire Service.
The Anambra political heavyweight has reacted to the incident and promised to visit the victims and explore ways of ameliorating the hardship brought upon them.
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In his words; “I just received with rude shock the news of the fire incident that engulfed the Nkwo Ogbe market at Ihiala few hours ago. I am even more saddened by the realization that there was no fire fighting truck or personnel in sight to bring the fire under control as quickly as possible.
“Traders and Ndi Anambra generally deserve better services from their government. The government cannot, in all sincerity, be collecting multiple taxes from market men and women and not provide them with basic fire fighting equipment to protect them and their goods. This is clearly unacceptable and falls below the expectations of worthy citizens from their government.
“I deeply commiserate with the victims of this latest fire incident at the Nkwo Ogbe market, who have not only lost goods worth millions of Naira, but also the source of their daily livelihood.
“Although this sad incident occurred after I just left Anambra for an engagement in Lagos, I hope to pay a quick visit shortly to assess first hand, the extent of damage caused by the fire and explore ways of ameliorating the hardship brought upon the victims of this unfortunate incident.
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“I wish to assure the victims and indeed every market man and woman across the state that a new era is unfolding, where government must strive to meet it’s obligations to the people, including preparing for unforeseen occurrences such as the Nkwo Ogbe fire disaster.”
*- SEN. ANDY UBA*
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