This is even as the governor expressed worry on the dirty condition of the market and admonished the traders on the need to clean up their environment. Otti said this on Sunday when he paid an unscheduled visit to inspect the ongoing perimeter fencing projects around the cattle market while returning from Enugu. 'I stopped around the abattoir and I found that the place is very dirty and smelly. So, we have to ensure that it is clean because it is what people eat.
He reiterated that the market would become a non-residential place but a trading environment, saying that the Abia state government is making a plan to locate where the traders will live. Otti, who thanked the traders for their support, said all genuine traders would receive protection and support from his administration, even as he charged the traders to fish out every criminal found around the place. 'So, everyone who is doing a legitimate business, the government will protect you.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
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