Ben Ezechime, Enugu
The Enugu State Government says it has concluded arrangements to build an ultra-modern market in Nsukka Local Government Area to accommodate traders affected in the recent demolition of Ogige Market.
This was made known in a June 19, 2024, letter by the Acting Surveyor General of the state, Mr. Chime Justus, sighted in Enugu.
In the letter with the subject, “Completion of Acquisition of Hundred Hectares at Nru, Ede-Oballa, Eha-Alumona Boundaries for the Purpose Market,” the Surveyor General directed the Deputy Director in charge of the Computing Department to, as a matter of urgency, outline the steps needed to ensure speedy completion of the acquisition of hundred hectares of land at the borders of Nru, Ede-Oballa and Eha-Alumona communities in Nsukka Local Government Area, which had commenced earlier.
The letter reads: “Recall that you had earlier on commenced the acquisition of hundred hectares of land at Nru, Ede-Oballa and Eha-Alumona boundaries for the purpose of market.
“You are also required to intimate the Office of the steps needed to commence this assignment immediately to avoid delay.”
Ikengaonline reports that in May the government demolished parts of Ogige market after giving the traders just 72 hours to vacate, claiming that it wanted to construct a transportation terminal.
The action of the government elicited negative reactions from concerned citizens of the stat.
This necessitated the decision of the Peter Mbah Administration to put in motion processes to build an ultra modern market at the borders of Nru, Ede-Oballa and Eha-Alumona communities in Nsukka LGA.
