xThe Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, who led the FG delegation to the state said the president was deeply concerned about the devastating effects of the inferno. He said the visit was also to show solidarity with the state government and assured that FG would assist in rebuilding the market. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, thanked the FG for its concern stressing that it was important to commiserate with the people and government of Sokoto over the incident. ” We are trying to reconstruct the market and support the affected traders, we are appealing for FG’s support especially on supporting affected traders. NAN reports that the delegation inspected the burnt market and also visited Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, in his palace.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2021 14:03 UTC