The governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has commiserated with the victims of fire incident that ravaged parts of popular Timber Market at Ndume, Umuahia, Igbere TV reports.
Dr. Ikpeazu in a statement made available to Igbere TV on Friday described the incident as very unfortunate.
The Governor in the statement assured victims who lost property at the market that the Government stands with them at this difficult moment.
Igbere TV recalls that governor Ikpeazu had earlier sent the Honorable Commissioner for Trade and Investment to visit the market for an on the spot assessment of the situation and report back to him.
The idea is to see possible ways through which the State Government can, amongst other measures, work to ensure that incidences such as this do not reoccur in the future.
The Governor assures the Business Community in the State of the avowed commitment of his administration to continue to support the growth of businesses across the state as a deliberate economic development strategy.
Part of this strategy is to ensure that markets and other businesses areas are made conducive for businesses to thrive.
