From: Desmond Mgboh, Kano
Billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday, in Kano, presented a cheque of N500 million to the Fund Raising committee set up by the Kano State Committee to raise money for the victims of various fire incidents that engulfed the state last year.
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje who received the cheque on behalf of the committee, disclosed that a total sum of N1.2 billion has so far been received from various donors in support of the traders.
He explained that a Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to assess the cost of damage had already established the number of traders affected by the tragedies and the extent of damages they recorded.
Governor Ganduje assured the affected traders that very soon the Fund Raising Committee would commence the distribution of the money to the beneficiaries.
The governor also informed them that President Muhammadu Buhari had dispatched a powerful delegation to the market, adding that the delegation had done a survey on installation of solar light in Sabon Gari market.
He disclosed that the project was being executed in conjunction with the Kano state government while adding that in addition , the state government had commenced the process of the provision of needed infrastructure across markets in the state.
He listed the projects to include the construction of access roads, fire service outstations, police stations, construction of malls to accommodate road side kiosks as well as provision of iron tables for petty traders to curb fire incidents.