Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that the March 1, 2020 deadline given to traders at Abakpa market would not be changed.
The traders are expected to relocate to the newly constructed international market along Tran-Saharan Highway in Abakaliki, the state capital.
Umahi, who addressed the traders and their leaders during a meeting at old Government House, Abakaliki, said that every trader would be given a shop so long as they have the money to pay.
According to him, by March 1, every trader in the market must relocate to the new market.
The state government had shifted the deadline for traders’ relocation to the international market two times to enable the traders prepare and give the government ample time to put in place social amenities.
The governor, however, promised to offer free land space to female traders willing to construct their own shops in the new market if existing shops in the market can’t accommodate them.
