The NPA Board Chairman, Chief Akin Ricketts on Sunday visited the scene of the fire outbreak at Tuesday Market in Ugep.
Fourthy Eight hours after fire erupted in a section of Ugep Tuesday Market Chief Akin Ricketts arrived the scene at about 7:54 am on Sunday to inspect the damage by the inferno expressed his sadness over the occurrence of the incident describing it as an act of God.
” I was at my empowerment scheme event when the news of the fire outbreak came. I was shocked when I received the sad news of the fire disaster, therefore on behalf of Ugep Nation I’m here to commisserate with you.”
“I am calling that preventive measures should be put in place to prevent feature occurrence of the incident.” He said.
The Board Chairman however prayed that the incident will never occur again, assures victims of Five Hundred Thousand Naira Support ( #500,000) in order to assuage the effect of the incident and also appreciates the efforts of the Fire Fighters for putting out the fire
Goods worth millions of naira were consumed by a late evening fire that gutted a shopping mall in Tuesday Market.
The Shopping Mall, which houses over 10 shops where cosmetics, Phones and it accessories, food stuffs, and kitchen utensils are sold, according to an eye witness, caught fire at about 11:30pm owing to what is believed to be power surge.
An eye witness, Mr Ebuka, who is also a dealer in Phones and Accessories, said there was no power supply all through Friday until at about 9:24pm when power was restored with high voltage and, by then, most of the shop owner had gone home. “I was at home when someone called me to come to shop at about 1:32am that there is fire outbreak in the market, we had to call the fire service, who did not come till now. If they have come with their efforts the fire would not have extended to other shops.
Ebuka, pleaded that the government should come to their aid as it is becoming very difficult to start up again.
The NPA Board Chairman, who described the incident as saddening, while also thanking God that no life was lost in the inferno that resulted from the accident.
His words: “on behalf of Ugep Nation under the leadership of His Royal Majesty Obol Lopon of Ugep and Paramount Ruler of Yakurr ‘Obol Ofem Ubangha sympathies with all the people who lost properties, goods and other sources of livelihood to the unfortunate incident.
Conclusively, Chief Ricketts further reiterated that we should always be our brothers keeper and stop this attitude of envy, jealous. He appreciated residents for their joint efforts and their quick response to put the fire under control.
