The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has sympathized with the victims of the early morning fire that gutted the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State on Sunday.
In a statement by his Media Adviser, Ola Awoniyi, Lawan sympathized with shops and property owners who must have suffered unquantifiable loss to the fire incident.
He also commiserated with the state government and the entire people of Borno over the unfortunate incident. And expressed the belief that the appropriate authorities would find out the cause of the incident with a view to preventing a recurrence.
“I commiserate with all the victims particularly the traders and shop owners who are directly impacted by the early morning fire incident at the Maiduguri Monday Market.
“My sympathy also goes to the government and the entire people of Borno over the incident. We thank Almighty Allah that there was no report of loss of life in the incident.
“I have no doubt that relevant authorities will thoroughly investigate the cause of the fire outbreak to prevent a recurrence,”
Meanwhile the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for Bende Federal Constituency and the current spokesperson, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has been re-elected into the Federal House. Hon. Kalu, defeated Hon. Nnenna Ukeje of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and eight others to emerge the winner of Saturday, February 25, 2023, National Assembly elections.
Announcing the result of the election at the Bende Local Government headquarters, the Returning Officer, Adindu Chidinma, Sunday evening, said that 22,308 voters were accredited to vote and Hon. Ben. Kalu polled 10,020 votes to come top in the contest and declared him elected.
Hon. Ukeje of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) former Federal House
member representing Bende Federal Constituency came third position with 3,930 votes and the Labour Party candidate coming second with
6,818 votes.
