Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, has donated 900 bags of cement to victims of last year’s fire incident at a Jos market.

The incident, which occurred in November 2024 at the Timber Market, Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, engulfed 107 shops.

Mr Nentawe, represented by Sunday Mark, the member representing Jos North-West constituency of the state, presented the item to the victims on Saturday in Jos.

According to the minister, the gesture, devoid of political inclination, aims to alleviate the losses incurred by the traders affected by the unfortunate incident.

“This support would have come earlier, but the exigencies of work didn’t allow me to come before now.

“This gesture is not political, but my personal support to enable affected traders to bounce back into business with ease,” he said.

Earlier, the market chairman Yusuf Umar thanked the minister for the gesture, saying that it would go a long way in assisting those affected by the fire victims in returning to business.

Umar, therefore, urged corporate organisations, groups, and good-spirited individuals to come to the aid of the affected traders, too.

(NAN)