The Ebonyi State Authorities has carried out the demolition of retailers and residential buildings within the Ogoja Highway space of the Abakiliki metropolis to pave the way in which for the development of a flyover to ease the perennial site visitors on the ever-busy Vanco junction.
When DAILY POST visited the affected areas on Thursday afternoon, demolition work was nonetheless ongoing on each side of the highway.
The event, nevertheless, has evoked lamentations from affected merchants and landlords.
A number of the affected merchants within the space who spoke to DAILY POST said that no discover was given to them earlier than the demolition began.
Okechukwu Orji and Madam Alice Nworie, two of the affected merchants, lamented that the sudden demolition of their outlets with none legitimate discover to that impact, left them stranded, as they’d no place to retailer their items. They additional averred that no compensation was given to them by the federal government.
When contacted, the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Works, Stanley Lebechi Mbam, advised DAlLY POST that the demolition was not a witch hunt in opposition to anyone however an effort to beautify and decongest the town.
He said that these affected have been requested to compile their names and submit the required papers to the state authorities for vital motion.
