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Osinbanjo's Visit To Calabar Shuts Down The State Capital For 10hrs by Larryomooba(op): 12:21am On Jun 26, 2015

According to report by Kanjal Godshield
from Calabar. Read below…
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo visit
to Calabar the Cross River State capital,
yesterday brought to a halt human and
vehicular movements for several hours
as security operatives shut down the
major routes in the capital city. Besides,
this development also grounded business
activities following the blockade of roads
to markets and other business centers.
Also, journalists who left their homes to
cover the event as early as 8:00am, could
not get to the venue even at 11: am as
roads were blocked.
Osinbajo at the event
This was as some press men who arrived
the venue late were denied access to the
hall to cover the event by security men at
the entrance. Some business operators,
who spoke with our reporter lamented
that it was a wasted day as they lost
several thousands of naira from roads
blockade.
They said it was a strange development
as they have never witness such scenario
were a vice president’s visit will
terminate activities of the residents. One
of them, Asuquo Akanimoh, who owns a
shop at the watt market said, “i left my
house at eight miles to my shop only to
spent six hours on the road, even when i
got to my shop the entire place was dull
because customers could not have access
to the roads due to the markets, as i
speak with you i have not sold even a
pant which is very bad.
I pay taxes and rent and everyday i my
business counts, please this situation can
be handled in a different way,” he said
Also, Itoro Etim, a commercial taxi
chauffeur said the day was wasted
because he could not ply the road even
when he had already hired a taxi for the
day.
The VP who was a keynote speaker and
special guest of honor at the occasion of
the 10th Memorial Anniversary of the
first High Court judge of the then South
Eastern State, Justice Peter Odo Effiong
Bassey, held at the University of Calabar.