Market Fire Victims Get Relief Materials

The Federal Government has donated relief materials to the victims of  Eke market  fire disaster in Ishiagu community in  Ivo Local Government Area of  Ebonyi State. The  relief materials were worth  millions of Naira.

Handing over the materials to the council  chairman of Ivo local government area, Hon. Eze Celestine Eze, for onward distribution to the affected traders, Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Alhaji Sani Sidi, expressed sympathy with the victims, advising them to put whatever that had happened behind them and forge ahead.

He,  however,  described the incident as quite unfortunate, saying “the federal government  shares in your agony and pains occasioned by the fire  and that is why, NEMA, is here to assist you with these relief materials which I am sure would bring you succor and  not  crisis during the distribution”.

The NEMA boss, who performed the assignment through   the South East zonal coordinator of the agency,  Dr. Abdulahi   Bandele Onimode, enjoined the council chairman to ensure that  the  materials were distributed equitably and fairly among the victims.

According to Sidi, his office  decided to  approve the materials following  a comprehensive  assessment of the   fire incident as  carried out by the South East zonal office of the organisation, adding that“our  officials will be coming back to the affected market in two weeks time to ascertain the level of  work in the reconstruction project”.

In his speech at the event, Ivo council chief, applauded NEMA the Ebonyi state NEMA and the federal government for their concern and  intervention, which he said, would go a long way in bringing relief to the affected traders.

While assuring the victims of equitable distribution of the items , the chairman, noted that  reconstruction work at the market would gulp about N10 million, adding that his administration was determined in ensuring full realisation of  the exercise.

He expressed  our gratitude  to the federal government,  NEMA, and   the Ebonyi State  government for coming to aid  the victims in this critical  moment of losses.

Also speaking, Mr. Felix Nwaja, chairman of the Eke market Traders Association, had equally in his brief remarks, expressed appreciation to both the state and federal government for the concern shown so far  since the unfortunate incident befell them.

Some of the items presented to the victims include, 100 bags of rice, 50 bags of beans, 50 bags of garri, 100 bundles of roofing sheets, 100 bags of cement, 1000 pieces of 2x3x12 planks, 1000 pieces of 2×4 x12 planks, 50 bags of roofing nails as well as 50 packets of zinc nails, among others.