Oyo State government has on Thursday distributed cheques of twenty million naira to the victims of fire incidences in four markets in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital to bring succour to the affected traders and as part of poverty alleviation program.
The markets are Gbaremu, Sango, Oke-Itunu and Oranyan markets.
Presenting the symbolic cheques to the leadership of the markets, at the Conference Room of Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Toyin Balogun said as a responsible government, the step became necessary to support the traders having lost their means of livelihood to fire outbreak.
Mrs. Balogun explained that governor Seyi Makinde government would extend the gesture to other affected victims of fire outbreaks across other markets in the state.
The commissioner equally gave an assurance that state government would organize training for market stakeholders on fire prevention measures across the state to halt future recurrence of fire
outbreak in markets.
In their remarks, former speaker, Oyo state House of Assembly, Senator Monsurat Sumonu, Women Leader of People’s Democratic in South -West, Chief Bosede Adedibu enjoined market men and women to utilize the grants judiciously.
Two of the markets excutives, Adetayo Oluwole and Basirat Ahmed expressed gratitude to governor Seyi Makinde for the kind gesture.
Highlight of the event was symbolic presentations of dummy cheques to the beneficiaries.