Singer Market Fire: Tinubu Sends Shettima, FG Delegation to Kano

Singer Market Fire: Tinubu Sends Shettima, FG Delegation to Kano

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a high-powered Federal Government delegation to Kano State to express sympathy and provide support to victims of the devastating Singer Market fire disaster.

The directive was disclosed in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, the delegation is scheduled to depart Abuja on Monday and will formally convey President Tinubu’s condolences to traders who lost goods worth billions of naira in the weekend inferno, which engulfed the market — the second major fire incident at Singer Market in less than two weeks.

The delegation will also convey the Federal Government’s pledge of financial assistance to support affected traders and assist the Kano State Government in facilitating the swift reopening of the market, which serves as a major food distribution hub for northern Nigeria and beyond.

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Members of the delegation include the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin; Kawu Ismaila; and Abubakar Kabir Bichi, who chairs the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation. Also on the team are the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Bernard M. Doro, and the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Zubaida Umar.

President Tinubu had earlier spoken by telephone with Abba Kabir Yusuf, expressing his condolences to traders and residents of Kano over the devastating fire outbreak. He described the incident as deeply distressing, particularly as it occurred shortly after a previous fire destroyed dozens of shops and large quantities of goods at the same market.

The fire reportedly started on Saturday evening and raged into Sunday morning, causing extensive damage at Singer Market, widely regarded as Nigeria’s largest food market and a critical centre for the distribution of grains and foodstuffs across the country.

Concerned by the recurring nature of market fires, President Tinubu has directed a comprehensive investigation into the causes of the repeated incidents, with a view to strengthening fire safety measures, emergency response capacity, and preventive mechanisms in major commercial centres nationwide.

The Federal Government reaffirmed its commitment to supporting affected traders, safeguarding livelihoods, and working closely with state governments to prevent future disasters.

Singer Market Fire: Tinubu Sends Shettima, FG Delegation to Kano