Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled the government and people of Bauchi State, following one of the country’s worst windstorm disasters, on the heels of which the market in Azare was razed by a mysterious fire.
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Buhari in a message to the Governor Mohammed Abubakar, said assured that the government and people of Nigeria stand with them people at this time as they struggle to manage the fallout of that he called “double tragedy.”
President Buhari extended deepest sympathies to the victims and families of devastating windstorm and the fire incidents, saying “Nigerians stand in solidarity with their fellow countrymen in this difficult time as they face the devastation with courage and fortitude.
“As a fellow human being, I understand your pains and inconveniences as you struggle to pick up the pieces and rebuild your lost houses, schools, markets and places of worship. This is not something you bargained and we are powerless against the fury of nature”, the President stressed
“On behalf of myself and my administration, my heart goes out to the victims of this disaster and I pray to God to replenish their losses”, Buhari added.