Sanwo-Olu donates N100m to Akere Market fire victims
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State yesterday donated N100 million to traders whose goods were burned in the state’s Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area at the Akere Motor Parts and Allied Dealers Association, AMPADA, Olodi-Apapa, Ajegunle.
In Akere, Sanwo-Olu also created the framework for a brand-new market for narrative construction.
When he led a delegation to conduct an on-site evaluation of the location, the governor announced the donation.
Sanwo-Olu said the measure was part of efforts to assuage the plight of the victims who lost goods, properties and cash, worth millions in the fire.
The governor offered his condolences and promised support to the traders in helping them deal with their loss when he visited with the victims of the fire event.
One person was reported to have been killed and the market set on fire as a result of some unidentified individuals apparently shooting randomly in its direction.
The governor pledged support for the funeral of the dead while expressing sympathy to the family.
He said: “A week or less ago we promised to come back here to give immediate support to the people who were affected by the unfortunate incident.
“This is not politics; it’s just a coincidence that it is a political season. I’m happy to be here to lay the foundation for the new market building.
“Now it’s a storey building and the small compensation that will alleviate the suffering and loss of our traders here. It’s for us to make a clear stand that we are not about the ethnic or religious division; we are a government that is people-centered and working to make things better for them, no matter what party or where they come from.
“As long as they are law-abiding, keep to laws guiding the environment and respect the heritage of where they do business, they will always be accommodated.”
