Displaced Traders Appeal for Government Aid Following Demolitions
According to News report from Daily Trust, Traders impacted by the ongoing demolition of structures in strategic locations across Ilorin metropolis in Kwara State have appealed to the government for assistance to help restore their livelihoods.
The government initiated the demolition on Saturday, deploying bulldozers to remove shops and structures encroaching on setbacks at prominent areas including the popular Post Office, Challenge, Ahmadu Bello Way, Tanke, and Oloje.
The government said, “Marking structures encroaching on government setbacks is a standard practice aimed at facilitating infrastructural development.”
A trader, Mrs Rukayyat, who spoke with City & Crime, said, “This is too heavy for me to bear. Where do they want us to start from; looking at your lifetime investment crumbling before your very eyes? I am a single mother and I depend on this business to cater for my children and family members. We should at least have been given alternative places.”
On his part, Mazi Ojo Ojukwu said, “The issue is that although they said this place was illegal, they collect revenue for us.
He noted that, “The country is hard, and throwing people into a state of confusion in this situation is something else. Some of us collect bank loans and just restocked before this.”
On his part, Mallam Yusuf Abdullahi Shiga said, another victim said “a lot of people will not be able to sleep today. Some of us have been here for over 30 years making ends meet and this is just adding wounds to our injury. The government should just look for a way to assist business owners here.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Post-utme Gurei Oluwole Dupe David Oyepinola Adedumoye Olusegun Adeniyi Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Garba Ado Sanni Sola Saraki University Ndakene John Olajide Adedipe Rachael Obisesan Fatima Abolore Jimoh Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Esinniobiwa Quareeb Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Borgu Otuka Durbar Kwara Basketball Association Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita MalHub Sambo Murtala BECE Folashade Omoniyi Ojo Fadumila Saudat Abdulbaqi Olaitan Buraimoh Valsolar Senate Presidency Riskat Opakunle Sabitiyu Grillo 07039448763 Obuh Laduba Ahmed Bayero Saliu Ajibola Ajia Yusuf Olaolu Ali Lai Gobir National Information Technology Development Agency Jaigbade Alao Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq Maigida Rihanat Ajia Kwarareports.com Mohammed Ibrahim Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim Tayo Awodiji Saka Asiat Ayinke Monsurat Omotosho Lola Olabayo Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet Agor Market David Adesina Kamoru Kadiri Olusin Of Ijara Isin 08001000100 Doyin Awoyale Binta Abubakar-Mora Idiagbon Sulaiman Gado Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union Ghali Muhammed Sobi FM Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji Ilota Joseph Yemi Ajayi Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike AbdulRahman Saad Rex Olawoye Abdulrahman Onikijipa Tsaragi Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi Musa Yeketi Sarah Alade Hakeem Idris Abdulfatai Ahmed

