Enugu govt gives Keyentta traders March 15 to relocate to approve market or face sanction

The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has given the remaining electrical material traders in Keyentta market up to Monday March 15 2021 to relocate to the Ugwuaji International Building Materials market.

It warned that they failed their goods would be confiscated and shops demolished.

The Chairman of ECTDA, Dr. Josef Onoh gave the directive when he inspected the new market and to verify the alleged hiccup at the site, and ordered the clearing of electrical materials line which was their reason for non compliance to the directive.

Onoh thereafter gave the remaining traders up to March 15 to relocate to the permanent market or face the wrath of the law.

He said, “we have given them maximum extension we can give but people are taking it for granted. You do not push government to the point that we look like idiots and if I have been appointed to enforce that law, I will enforce it with all might and without apologies to anybody.

“By Monday next week, they either move or I will show them there is only one Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory. The only reason why they have not moved is stupidity of the black man, sabotage, mental enslavement, laziness and daring the law and nobody dares the government.

“They were asked to move to the new site as far back as 2020 but in view of the covid-19, we extended the duration to March 1st 2021for the electrical section to move and in the agreement we have, it’s stated that we can enforce the law, confisticate their items and dump it with the local government where they can pay fine.”