Members of All Progressives Governors Forum has offered a cash donation of 50 million naira to the victims of fire inferno in Tudun Wada market Gusau the Zamfara State capital.
Chairman of the forum who doubled as Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu announced the donation when the led members of the forum to commiserate with the government and people of Zamfara State over the tragedy.
He described the fire incident as tragic noting that members of the forum were shocked after hearing the news of the incident.
He said the forum was also in Katsina State to commiserate with the victims of a similar fire incident that occurred just recently.
The Chairman on behalf of the members of the forum commended Governor Bello Matawalle for taking the giant step of restoring relative peace in the state.
Responding to the delegation, Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle commended the delegation for their brotherly care and love noting that travelling by road to pay a sympathy visit to Zamfara people as that has demonstrated their extreme concern for the plight of Zamfara people.
Governor Matawalle challenged that his brothers from the PDP who are supposed to pay him a similar visit are yet to do the same noting that the gesture would be reciprocated
“This is a strategy from and by the APC and Zamfara as a no man’s land will continue to welcome you, and we will not care what negative other people will say, but we expect you to also extend our appreciation to our President Muhammadu Buhari”.
The Chairman of the forum was accompanied in the visit by Governors of Yobe State Mai Mala Buni and his counterpart from Yobe Muhammad Badaru Abubkar.