Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I Jibrin, visited Kano’s largest phone market (Farm Centre) on Sunday to sympathise with the traders over the fire outbreak that engulfed the centre on Friday.
Senator Barau, during the visit, announced the donation of N200m worth of gadgets to the traders to cushion the effects of the inferno.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau described the disaster as a test from Allah, emphasising that the market plays a significant role in engaging the youths in the state.
Amidst a mammoth crowd, he also donates one Hilux vehicle, five motorcycles, a pedestrian bridge, and 1,000 solar street lights to boost the market’s security.
“When the news of the fire outbreak reached me on Friday, I was shocked and promised to come here and sympathise with you. We are all proud of you and the market. Thousands of our youths are engaged here and earning a living.
” My office will donate N200 million worth of gadgets to the victims of this fire outbreak. We will discuss the type of gadgets you want with your leaders.
” Based on the request of your chairman to secure this market, I hereby donate 1,000 units of solar streetlights, a Hilux vehicle, and five motorcycles to the market for patrol, ” he said.
Earlier, the market chairman, Jamilu Bala Gama, thanked the Deputy President of the Senate for the visit and described him as a Senator who serves not only his senatorial district but the entire Kano State and the north.
“Your Excellency, you are a super Senator who works beyond his senatorial district. I have never seen a senator like you. You have done everything for us. May Allah SWT reward you,” he said.
