Anambra Govt. Not Building 1,200 Open Shops In Awka – ACTDA
Anambra State Government has refuted reports that it is building 1,200 shops in Awka.
The Head of Department, Development Council, Tpl Charles Ekwunife, who refuted the report, said the attention of the Managing Director of Awka Capital Development Authority (ACTDA) has been drawn to a media report circulating on various social media platforms claiming that the agency is currently building 1,200 shops for the street traders that were dislodged in the recent enforcement drive of the agency.
He maintained that there is nowhere 1,200 shops construction is going on in the State.
Tpl Ekwunife however, informed that the Agency, in line with its development control mandate, has demolished shanties in some places in the state capital city and has declared war on traders who display goods on the road and walkways.
According to him, in the uncommon display of empathy and care, the Governor directed the agency to assiduously work on getting alternatives for those affected by its enforcement activities.
He intimated that in obedience to Governor’s directive, the agency has identified places where these open stalls will be built and is currently constructing 50 units of open shops in Club Road, Awka, to accommodate street traders that were dislodged in the whole Oby Okoli/Club Road axis.
He therefore restated that there is no where the agency is building 1,200 shops except in the imagination of the writer, and urged the general public to disregard such report.
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