Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Anambra State Government, Sunday, began the removal of illegal structures and shop extensions erected on the tarred roads along Bright Street and White House axis of Onitsha Main Market.
The Governor had ordered all market Executives in the state to decongest every entrance road into their various markets to make way for free flow of human and vehicular movements.
The leader of the demolition task-force, and Provost of the market, Mr Felix Umerah, said that the exercise was carried out in compliance with the directives of Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo.
Speaking to Government officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that visited the site, the Secretary of the market, Mr Obijekwu Ifediora, complained that some traders abandoned their shops to display their wares on the tarred roads, making movements along the roads almost impossible.
“We mobilized a joint task-force with some security apparatus to rid the market roads of all obstructions, and to send these traders and hucksters back into their respective shops.
“As you can see, two vehicles can now overtake each other here, there will be normal and peaceful movements of humans and vehicles in these roads again. This is how roads ought to be.”
Another member of the decongestion committee, Hon Victor Adizi, thanked Governor Soludo, and the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr Obinna Ngonadi for the good works they are doing in the State.
He said that the governor’s directive being enforced will create a conducive environment for business to thrive in Main Market.
He called on the State Government to give them a written authority to also clear Bida and Sokoto roads where some locals protest over jurisdiction of territory.
