Wike pledges N500M support for victims, rebuilding of burnt Sokoto market
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By Egufe Yafugborhi, PORT HARCOURT
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike on Wednesday announced a pledge of Five Hundred Million Naira (N500m) as Rivers State Government support towards rebuilding the Sokoto Central Market gutted by fire on Tuesday and to assist affected traders to get back on their feet.
Wike, during a visit to his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, expressed sadness over the devastating fire that razed over 60 per cent of the 16000 shops with goods worth billions of naira.
He said, “We have come to commiserate and sympathise with our brother, our friend and the good people of Sokoto on what had happened to one of the biggest markets in this country.