{"id":977,"date":"2012-07-19T14:39:24","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T14:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=977"},"modified":"2012-07-19T14:39:24","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T14:39:24","slug":"tension-in-ekeonunwa-market-as-govt-plans-relocation-of-ekeukwu-to-aba-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=977","title":{"rendered":"Tension in Ekeonunwa Market  As Govt plans Relocation of Ekeukwu to Aba road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/owerri-mrk-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-980\" title=\"owerri mrk 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/owerri-mrk-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/owerri-mrk-2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/owerri-mrk-2-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Palpable tension and fear gripped traders at <em>Eke Ukwu Owerre<\/em> <em>Market<\/em> yesterday as unconfirmed reports filtered in that there were plans by the Imo state Government to relocate the <em>Ekeukwu Owerri<\/em> <em>Market<\/em> from its present location inOwerriMunicipality to Egbu orAba road.<\/p>\n<p>The fear, our reporter learnt, forced the traders to lock their shops in the morning due to the alleged plan before it was opened for business.<\/p>\n<p>An authoritative source (names withheld) who is an official of the Market Union confirmed the rumour stating that the traders who were not properly informed about the development reportedly closed their shops anticipating a raid or force eviction with caterpillars or bulldozers.<\/p>\n<p>No market official was willing to speak with our reporter when approached for comments at <em>Ekeonunwa<\/em> as they claimed not to be aware of the development but only acted on rumour like other traders in the market.\u00a0 A market unionist who managed to speak to us o the issue disclosed that at one meeting with the traders unionist in Owerri, government disclosed plans to \u201cdecongest\u201d the markets Owerri Municipal and that involves moving the <em>Ekeukwu <\/em>to somewhere in Aba road.\u00a0 The unionist however opined that government would not embark on the relocation without appropriate preparations and notifications to the traders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Palpable tension and fear gripped traders at Eke Ukwu Owerre Market yesterday as 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