By Wilson Adekumola
The Ughelli North Local Government Chairman, Hon. Godwin Aside, has evacuated all traders and businessmen along ever busy East /West road at Otovwodo-Ughelli junction in accordance with the directive of the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon Sheriff Obirevwori.
Aside who led the team to carry out the exercise explained to newsmen that the need to evacuate all those trading along the road side and those built temporary structures under the high tension wire has become necessary it posed threat to lives of the people.
“The state Governor, His Excellency Sheriff Oborevwori was in Ughelli last week and he directed that all traders and businessmen trading along East/West road by Otovwodo junction to relocate immediately within week of grace or prepare to face the long arm of the law.
“Successive government of the state has advised the traders and market women trading along the walkways to leave but they are adamant to the state government instructions.
“Today we are here to enforce the state government directives, we are pulling down all structures, caravans along the road for ease flow of movement”.
Admonishing traders and market women trading along the road and walkways in the council areas not to dare the authority of the state government, the council boss said task force will be ground to arrest any violator of the law and will be decisively dealt with to serve as a deterrent to others.
The Delta State Commandant of Vigilantes Group of Nigeria, Mr. Monday Ohwesiri whle also speaking to journalists enjoined the market women and traders to bear with the state government in his pragmatic agenda to develop and bring dividend of democracy to all Deltans.
Ohwesiri, however, reaffirmed the state government of the readiness of VGN Delta State chapter to collaborate with the state government developmental agenda and to ged rid of crime in the state.
