Community leaders and traders in the Mile 12 area on
Wednesday agreed with the plan of the State Government to relocate the market
to another suitable and more convenient location within the state.
The leaders and traders also consented to the ban on use
of commercial motorcycle popularly called Okada as a means of commercial
transportation in the area.
The community leaders said the decision became imperative
owing to the fact that the Mile 12 Market which had been in existence for
decades has outgrown its present location and available infrastructure, hence
the need to reason with government.
While addressing a press conference at the Bagauda Kaltho
Press Centre, Alausa, the traders and community leaders said they were in total
support of the ban on Okada because of the flagrant disobedience to traffic
laws by the riders and the frequent road accidents which had resulted in many
deaths and left many hospitalized.
Financial Secretary of Mile 12 Market, Alhaji Shehu
Usman, who addressed the briefing alongside other leaders of the market, said
contrary to widespread assertion that the recent civil disturbance in the area
which led to the loss of lives and property was a fight between Yoruba and
Hausa Communities, the truth was that both tribes including Igbos and other
ethnic groups have been living and doing business together in the area in peace
before the ugly incident.
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