Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has commissioned the reconstructed Yola Market, which he unveiled as the Modibbo Adama Modern Market, Yola (MAMMY), as a major step towards strengthening commerce and preventing the recurring fire disasters that had been affecting traders for decades.
While commissioning the modern market in Yola, the governor said the modern market is a reflection of his administration’s commitment to providing durable infrastructure that supports economic growth, improves public safety and restores the lives of thousands of traders.
Fintiri said that the old market had been destroyed several times by fire outbreaks, poor sanitation and congestion, causing business owners huge financial losses.
Rather than accepting the situation, his administration decided to rebuild the facility with modern infrastructure that would prevent future disasters, he said.
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The new market is another campaign promise kept and demonstrates the government’s resolve to deliver tangible solutions to public challenges, he said.
The governor also commended the indigenous Adamawa contractors that executed the project, saying their performance had proven that local firms have the capacity to deliver major public infrastructure when given the opportunity.
He said the market is made up of 936 shops, comprising 816 lock-up shops and 120 open stalls, wider access roads, a fire service station, fire hydrants, an extensive water supply network, drainage systems, modern sanitation facilities, an administrative block and improved security infrastructure.
The state government has approved the allocation of 350 shops to traders, which is more than the 307 requested by the traders’ association to accommodate possible omissions, Fintiri announced.
He called on beneficiaries to protect the facility through cleanliness and safeguarding public assets, and instructed the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industries to contract professional facility managers to manage the market’s security, sanitation and maintenance.
In recognition of the historical heritage of Yola, the governor officially named the reconstructed facility the Modibbo Adama Modern Market, Yola (MAMMY).
