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The Abia State Government says it volition not use unit oregon immoderate signifier of maltreatment successful relocating traders astatine Isi Gate, Umuahia, to a caller tract successful Umuahia North LGA.
The Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti connected Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, gave the assurance connected Monday portion explaining the result of the Executive Council gathering presided implicit by Governor Otti.
He said the traders would beryllium moved temporarily to Okigwe Motor Park successful Umuahia, adding that they would commercialized wrong the centrifugal parkland until the completion of the Afara marketplace site, wherever they would relocate permanently.
Ekeoma, who stated that the authorities authorities does not judge successful the usage of brutality successful implementing its policies, said the traders would beryllium relocated successful an orderly mode without harm.
The Abia State Government besides dismissed claims that the Federal Housing Estate successful Umuahia is solely a national authorities project, maintaining that the onshore for the task was acquired by the state, among different contributions.
Also speaking connected the result of the Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, said that the authorities authorities would conception a caller railway presumption to easiness proscription successful the city, successful collaboration with the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
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