SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: ATTEMPTS TO SABOTAGE GOVERNMENT’S EFFORT: NOTICE FOR DEMOLITION OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES

The attention of the Abia State Government has been drawn to an unfortunate new wave of economic sabotage where traders and artisans within Umuahia and environs erect stalls, make shift buildings and shanties along rail lines, drains and other unauthorized places.
The Government views this act as calculated at frustrating the successful relocation to Umuahia Ultra Modern Market as scheduled. The perpetrators think that by engaging in this illegal erection of structures, they could undermine the good intention of the Government.
Perpetrators of these acts are by this announcement advised to pull down those structures immediately, Local Government, Railway officials or such other persons/establishment who have been issuing all forms of permits or authorities to support these illegal acts are advised in their own interest to withdraw such authorities .
While the State Government reassures the teeming traders of gratifying benefits upon relocation to the Ultra Modern Market, the State Government will soon direct the Abia State Environmental and Allied Matters Task Force to demolish such illegal structures.
Security agencies will thereafter arrest and prosecute any person or group of persons disregarding government’s directive in this regard