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Tunji Adedeji<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artisans and traders around 40-40 Junction new Owerri watched helplessly on Tuesday as officials of the Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA) demolished shanties and other illegal buildings in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports said that traders and other artisans operating at the area counted their losses shortly after bulldozers turned their goods, stores into rubbles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trumpeta gathered that some traders and artisans hurriedly moved out some of their wares and tools, many of them could not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recall that the Imo State Government had ordered traders, mechanics and other artisans operating in shanties notice a week ago to vacate the IMSU back gate to Chukwuma Nwoha Road extending to Egbu Road.,Hospital junction to world Bank round about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other roads mentioned includes Assumpta Roundabout and control by post, Orji Flyover and its environs,Amakohia Flyover and it environs, Akwakuma round about,Emmanuel college Round about,Royce Road\/Rotibi Street, Mbaise Road by Douglas roundabout and all other areas within the Capital Territory where shanties are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The warning was issued by the Engr Innocent Ikechukwu Ikpamezie General manager, Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ikpamezie said Owners of these shanties and street traders are advised to remove and evacuate Immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This exercise will be carried out by OCDA in conjunction with ENTRACO and other relevant Government agencies are poised to ensure the sanitization of all streets and prosecute offenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This sanitization excercise will also involve the eradication of street trading within and around the government house roundabout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many traders and artisans were seen moody and lamenting. They described the OCDA demotion exercise as a disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others interviewed expressed fears that hardship awaits many of them if Imo State Government continues the demolition exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We believe that if government wants to chase us away, it should give us an alternative but it just gave us seven days’ notice to leave.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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