The Anambra State Government has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to fruits and vegetables traders at Obiano park to relocate to the Ogbaru market which is specifically built for the purpose of fruit and vegetable sales....CONTINUE READING
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Market, Evarist Uba regretted that the order for fruits and vegetable traders to relocate to the designated place which is at Ogbaru market was flouted with the support of the manager of Obiano park and Sebastian Uzoeto.
He said that the two individuals provided their premises for the traders to use, thereby sabotaging the efforts of the government in sanitizing the markets.
He said, “Government has noticed that in spite of its directive that the Fruits and Vegetables Markets along the Express Road should relocate to the Ogbaru Market specifically created for that purpose behind Power Mike, some traders in defiance of this directive, have instead stubbornly moved into Obiano Park, still along the Express Road and Silas Works Road by Port Harcourt Road.
“It is regrettable to note that this directive was flouted with the support of the Manager of Obiano Park and one Sebastian Uzoeto (Sir Best) on Silas Works Road, both of who made their premises available to the recalcitrant traders, thereby undermining government’s effort to sanitize our market system.
“Consequently, the modern Obiano Park which is meant for passenger vehicles to load and offload has been turned into illegal fruits and vegetable market, thereby messing up the hitherto clean park and clogging the drainage along the express road with wastes generated from damaged and unsold spoilt fruits and vegetables.
“Silas Works Road, known for other different categories of product items, has also soon be defaced by the new perishable fruits market which has the tendency for speedily generating wastes.
“It is partly for these reasons that government decided to relocate the markets to Ogbaru, behind Power Mike to make for secluded and better efficient management of the waste products arising from their activities.”
He therefore advised those using the Obiano park to vacate the premises within 48 hours starting from Friday the 26th of January as the government will seal up the illegal markets.
