Ben Etiaba


The governorship candidate for Action Alliance (AA), Chief Ben Etiaba is saddened by the fire disaster that engulfed              Nkwo Ogbe Market in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State， and has  commiserated with victims of the fire incident.

 In a statement released by his Media Team, Etiaba expressed deep sadness over the incident that left many shops razed.  Properties worth over millions of naira  were on Sunday reportedly destroyed in the fire incident

 "My heart bleeds for all those that have been affected by this incident in one way or the other"， he said

The fire which started around 1pm, was said to have lasted for some hours following late arrival of men of the Fire Service.

 Etiaba said there's  a need to investigate the cause of the fire outbreak with a view to averting the recurrence of this disaster.  He further promised to review the techniques and strategies of the fire service and other emergency agencies when elected as governor, so as to proactively prevent wastages and needless loss from such disasters.