Governor Adamu commiserates with Plateau people over burnt Jos main market

Governor Abdullahi Adamu has paid a visit to the Governor of Plateau State to commiserate with the government and people of Plateau state over the recent fire incident which completely gutted down the Jos main market. Speaking at a courtesy call on Governor Dariye of Plateau state, Governor Adamu said that he was doubly saddened by the incident because he, as Secretary of the defunct Benue Plateau Construction Company, laid the foundation stone of the market. Apart from that, the market was a joint asset of the two state governments and the losses were so colossal that it will take a long time for the governments to recover. He therefore said both state governments shared the loss of the market.

Governor Adamu described the Jos market as the biggest single business structure in the North Central geo-political zone. He regretted that this main economic area was now gutted by fire. He said that words alone could not describe the sense of loss being felt by the people over this sad incidence. He therefore asked the traders in the market to take solace in the fact that God knows best.

Responding to the address, Governor Dariye said he was touched by the strength of the delegation and ascribed it to the close relationship that exists between Plateau and Nasarawa states. He wondered why the zone was undergoing so much trouble in the last few months, ranging from communal clashes to fire disasters. He urged all gathered to pray for peace in the zone.

In the delegation of Governor Adamu were members of the state executive council, the Emir of Lafia and senior government officials.