Imo govt bans street trading, illegal parks on major roads

Imo State Government has banned thoroughfare trading, hawking, amerciable roadside structures, and the loading and offloading of goods on large roads wrong the authorities capital, Owerri.

The roads affected see Rotobi, Royce, and Douglas, which are each located successful the bosom of the authorities capital.

The directive was contained successful a associated property connection issued by the General Manager of the Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA), Franklin Nkem Nzewodo, and the Special Adviser to the Governor connected Monitoring and Compliance, Chinasa Nwaneri.

They stated that trading activities on the large roads lend to postulation obstruction, which sometimes leads to accidents.

According to the authorities officials, Eke Ukwu Owerri Market, Relief Market, Cluster International Market, and Egbeada International Market stay the designated markets wrong Owerri Municipal, stressing that the roads earlier mentioned are not approved trading locations.

The directive besides prohibited heavy-duty trucks, lorries, and different vehicles from utilizing the affected roads arsenic loading, unloading, oregon offloading points.

“Traders, concern operators, motortruck owners, drivers, and different affected persons person been directed to relocate th...