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Fire Incident: Timber Dealers Count Losses …As PHALGA Moves To Avert Future Occurrence
L-R: Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III and Sarki of Kazaure, Alhaji Najib Adamu, at the 7th Annual National Conference of Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria in Abuja, recently. Photo: NAN
Traders at the Marine
Base Timber Market in Port Harcourt are counting their losses over the unforuante fire incident that engulfed the market recently, destroying goods worth N500 millions.
Although no life was lost in the mysterious inferno, the Chairman of the Marine Base Timber Market Traders Association, Hon. Tamunokuro John, said that total goods lost by the affected traders was worth about N500 million. The chairman who spoke with our correspondent in an interview, shortly after a meeting with the authorities of the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, said the cause of the fire disaster was yet to be ascertained by the council. He said the Traders has made a request to the Supervisor for Works in PHALGA, for the council to provide a borehole for the market and also fence it for security purposes and other exigencies.
Meanwhile, the Caretaker Committee in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, has sympathised with the victims of the fire incidence at Marine Base Timber Market.
A member of the caretaker Committee, and Supervisor for Works in PHALGA, Hon. Alex Ajikere said the council officials had visited the scene of the fire incident to assess the level of damage. Hon. Ajikere who spoke with The Tide in an interview, shortly after meeting with the affected traders said, the council was putting measures in place to ensure that the market was protected against future occurrence.
He said hence forth, it would be mandatory for shades in the market to have five extinguishers while, borehole would be provided in the market to alleviate the plight of the traders.
Taneh Beemene
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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