Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has said that government would soon reconstruct the affected parts of Sokoto Central market razed by inferno.
He stated this while receiving the newly elected officials of State Chamber of Commerce, Mines and Agriculture (SOCCIMA) and Sokoto Traders Association (STA).
According to the Governor, the state government has distributed N3 billion soft loan to traders and that plans were underway to distribute another N4 billion to farmers.
Tambuwal thanked the federal government for its donation of relief materials to victims of the inferno at the Sokoto Central market, assuring them that soon the state government will distribute its relief package to them.
The governor also appealed to the traders to consider the current economic hardship being experienced by people by subsidizing their products.
In their separate remarks, the President of SOCCIMA, Mu’azu Bello and that of the STA, Chika Sarkin Gishiri thanked Sokoto state government for its support and cooperation to the associations.
