YOLA MARKET INFERNO: ADHA VISITS SCENE AS TRADERS SEEK INTERVENTION

Adamawa State House of Assembly Adhoc Committee on Yola South Fire Disaster on Tuesday, visited the scene of the inferno in Yola South LGA Market.

The committee, which was constituted by the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, expressed sympathy with traders at the market who had suffered heavy losses following incident.

The fire disaster, which its caused could not be ascertained, engulfed the market and burnt down several shops in the early hours of Monday.

It is against this background that the Speaker of the assembly had while presiding over resumed plenary session, constituted the committee to be headed by the Deputy Speaker, Mohammed Buba Jijiwa, to visit the scene.

The committee has the Majority and Minority Leaders, Hon. Kate Raymond Mamuno.(Demsa), Hon. Umar Suleiman Alkali(Yola North), Hon. Bulus Kantomon (Shelleng ), Mahmud Musa Kallamu(Mayo Belwa), Hon. Barr. Umar Bobbo Ismail (Fufore Gurin), Hon. Paul Samuel (Mubi North) as Members.

Speaking at the scene, the Chairman of the committee, Hon. Mohammed Buba Jijiwa, commiserated with the victims of the fire disaster, saying that the loss is not only for the victims and their families but the entire LGA and Adamawa state in general.

He told the victims that the committee was mandated by the Speaker to come and see things for itself, report back to the assembly for necessary action and pledged to consider their request for government's intervention.

Speaking while receiving the committee, the Head of Service Yola South LGC, Edward Daniel, who was represented by the Director Budget, Danjuma Iliya, thanked the assembly for the visit.

Also speaking, the Chairman Gamzaki Traders Association Adamawa State, Ibrahim 86 and that Yola South LGC, Ali Kachalla and and Chairman Traders Association Yola South Market, sought for an emergency intervention to ameliorate the suffering of the victims.