By Ndife David – Awka
The transition committee chairman of Onitsha South local government area, Hon. Emeka Orji has continued in his efforts to positively transform the entire Onitsha South Council Area to a more sustainable, livable and prosperous metropolitan city.
He displayed this move as he geared up with his enforcement team to carryout the mandate of the state government to move out traders creating nuisance and causing environmental and health hazard at the popular Ogbu Okuko market at Iweka Road opposite Ochanja Central Market
Recall that this group of chicken traders had long before now served a quite notice to vacate and relocate to another location the government had made provision for their goods and services, but all warnings fell on deaf ears.
“We gave them more time to relocate to the market provided for them but they were adamant about it. Those days of grace have gone so we had to move in and do the needful”
“We got a temporary place at Akunnia Njote Street where they can stay and be doing their businesses but non of them relocated and we have no apologies for this action”
Illegal structures/shanties erected by the road side by the chicken traders were also demolished.
Some of the residents on site commended the effort of the state government for intervening promptly to the environmental menace, noting that the road side chicken sellers could be seen occupying the main road, polluting the area, and dumping/blocking the drainage channels with refuse. They said that the government has done well to allow free movement of people and motorists and also enable fresh breath pass through the area.
“The Solution mantra of Gov. Charles Chukwuma Soludo aims to discourage indiscriminate flouting of environmental laws and safety and to ensure a Clean Green Healthy and Sustainable Anambra State. Our environment must be clean and healthy, the Onitsha South Council Boss declared”
Hon. Emeka went further to engage the sustainable clean and green government Initiative by desilting drainages and evacuating waste materials at several refuse dump site across the entire council area.
