The former Minister of Power and one of the Governorship aspirants of All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu (middle in white attire) and others during his sympathy visit to the market in Ibadan. Photo: Ademola Adegbite.

The former Minister of Power and one of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Friday donated N5 million to traders affected by the Bode Market fire incident in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of the state.

He made the donation during a sympathy visit to the market in Ibadan, the state capital.

Adelabu, who went round the burnt sections of the market to assess the extent of the damage, offered words of encouragement to the victims, urging them to take solace in God.

PUNCH Online reports that goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in the early morning inferno on Friday, July 3, 2026.