Over 250 radio and television repairers in Anambra State have protested against their alleged forceful eviction from Onitsha market by the state government, claiming that the Electronic Spare Part Traders Association (ESPTA) is behind the eviction, which is meant to make way for modern shops at Harbour Industrial Layout.
According to report, the repairers argue that they are artisans, not traders, and cannot operate in an industrial layout.
They appealed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo to intervene, stating that they are law-abiding citizens who pay taxes and revenues.
The ESPTA denied the allegations, and the Anambra State Almagmated Traders Association promised quick government intervention.
The state government had sealed off the electronics market at Iweka Road due to the traders’ refusal to relocate to the new site.
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