100 goats, over N5m allegedly missing in aftermath of market demolition exercise vanguardnews
The traders alleged that over 100 goats where discovered missing alongside over N5 million after the demolition of the market by the LGA, regretting that the market was demolished against the order of the governor that it should be shutdown.
“When that place was opened we meet the Special Assistant to the Governor of Road Decongestion and Street Trading, Chief Bright Amaewhule, he gave us the go-ahead order before we started opening that place to decongest that road. “He demolished the market against the order of the state governor and relocated it to another place in his local government. All we were doing in that area was to improve the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of the state and the Local Governments.”He, however, called on Governor Wike to investigate the matter, adding that the essence of the demolition was an act of injustice to the traders.
Eke said the land where the market was sited belonged to Ahoada East LGA, adding that for there to be a market the legislature must make the law to that effect and there ought to be a budget for the building.
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