Soludo called on the market leadership and traders to support the effort of his administration to relocate the market from such an enclosed location to the ongoing ultra modern pharmaceutical hub in Oba.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, has expressed sympathy with traders who lost their wares and families of those who died following an explosion on Tuesday at Chemical Market, Ogbo-Ogwu, Onitsha.
The governor’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, said in a press release on Wednesday that on hearing the explosion that rocked the market and the resultant fire outbreak, Soludo immediately delegated his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim; Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike; and his Special Duties counterpart, Sly Ezeokenwa to visit the scene of the incident to ascertain the level of damage as well as convey the state government’s sympathy to the affected traders.
The government team, on Soludo’s mandate, sympathised with the leadership of the market on the deaths that were recorded during the unfortunate incident and also paid a visit to those who were injured and are currently receiving treatment in various hospitals.
The government team also met with the market leadership where it was agreed that the market be temporarily closed down to pave way for a thorough evacuation of the debris at the site of the incident.
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Governor Soludo also commended the gallantry and quick response of the State Fire Service personnel who were on hand to extinguish the fire from spreading further and causing more havoc.
Investigation and evacuation are ongoing to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the unfortunate fire incident with a view to proferring lasting solutions.
Soludo called on the market leadership and traders at the market to support the effort of his administration to relocate the market from such an enclosed location to the ongoing ultra modern pharmaceutical hub in Oba.
He assured of working round the clock to deliver on his mandate of achieving a liveable and prosperous homeland where everyone will live, work and enjoy.