Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has distanced itself from the demolition of some parts of the New Artisan market which led to a little disturbance in the area.
The report of the alleged demolition of the market which was later gathered was done by the Nwajanja family that are laying claim to that portion of the market, led to a lot of speculations in the media.
But in a press statement by Dr Josef Onoh, the Executive Chairman of ECTDA, he disclosed that the agency isn’t aware of any enforcement at the market thus was not part of whatever activity that took place at New Artisan and does not have any business with whatsoever activity there.
The statement reads:
“The Attention of Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has been drawn to the authority’s name being peddled in connection with the Thursday, April 22, 2021, incident at the closed New Artisan market.
“Recall that the state government had in some years past shut down the new Artisan Market.
“ECTDA has been inundated with calls on inquiries, regarding a demolition said to had been carried out at the previous market.
“The Agency however wish to state that it is not aware of any enforcement at the New Artisan market, nor has it received any petition to that effect.
“Let it also be known that the ECTDA was not part of whatever activity that took place at New Artisan and does not have any business with whatsoever activity there.
In a related development, the Security operatives are having a tough time now trying to vacate Hausa traders who barricaded the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway at the New Artisan axis of the road, according to a report coming in from the Coal City-state.
According to the reports, The traders wielding AK47 and other dangerous weapons were said to be having a disagreement with their leaders trying to enforce the relocation order of the Enugu state government.
Some of them were reported to have armed themselves with dangerous weapons and decided to fight and disrupt the peace of the state, reports the Daily Sun Thursday evening, April 22, 2021.
According to the report, the Government had for over a year ago gave the traders a new site and ordered them to relocate but to no avail but it is not yet if there are casualties.
