Enugu Demolition: APGA Reps candidate intervenes, to assist affected traders 

All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, House of Representatives candidate for Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency Chief Okeke Wilfred Chukwuma (Omeluora Agbaja) has come to the rescue of affected traders at the demolished Enugu Kenyatta market.

The well known philanthropist and CEO WILANGY GROUP who lamented the pains and agony of the demolition on the lives of families said something must be done to rescue the bad situation.

Consequently, Chief Okeke called for the names of all affected traders from his Udi/Ezeagu Constituency to his office.

He also directed that each ward in Udi and Ezeagu should forward the names of affected traders from their wards.

Known for his benevolence and generosity, Chief Okeke popularly known as Wilangy lamented the added injury in the face of an ailing economy, stressing that if nothing was done quickly, the result of what has happened could be disastrous.

He consoled those affected and urged them not to see it as the end of the world but an opening to a new beginning.

Bulldozers belonging to the Enugu state government, on Thursday, demolished the market, even before some traders could resume for the day’s activity. Several shops and wares were destroyed.

Some traders had attempted to relocate their goods to safer areas. Voices had risen over the action of the government. The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Frank Nweke Jr, who claimed he rushed to the market on receiving the news had described it as “inhuman”.

“When I saw the video, I decided to come and see by myself. I am shocked and devastated by the development. It is not in place of the government to destroy people’s livelihood. To destroy the shops with the traders’ goods is inhuman”, he said

But, the government, however, said the demolition followed a court order by the Enugu State Magistrate’s Court as well as several radio announcements by the Enugu State Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA), notifying the traders of its readiness to implement the order.

The Court Order was issued by B.C Ekwo on July 8, this year. It authorised the state government “to seal off and close all business activities of occupants of the electronics and electrical dealers of the old Kenyatta Market”. It stated that some of the structures had been illegally erected.

Government said the radio announcement called on the trader to vacate on or before August 4, 2022 to the new Kenyetta International Market, where they had allotted shops in the past three years.