By Ikemefuna Asika, Awka
Anambra State government has concluded plans to develop cluster sales points in Awka Capital territory to take care of street traders who have been causing obstructions in various streets.
The Head of Development Control, Awka Capital Territory Development Agency, Charles Ekwunife, stated this when he led a team to sensitize members of the public on government policies towards making Awka a mega city.
To this end the government has designated various temporary locations for the traders who have been causing obstructions in major roads across the capital City to continue their business pending the completion of the sales point.
According to him, when the traders move into the designated places, it will be much cheaper and safer for them rather than displaying their goods and wares along the streets of Awka.
He noted that in line with governor Soludo’s idea of creating a liveable and prosperous homeland, the Awka Capital Territory Development Agency had underscored the importance to enhance the beauty of the environment.
Ekwunife stated that all shop and business owners within the state capital would immediately commence the use of yellow Aluco board with black write ups as signposts in other to give the capital city a desirable outlook.
He said the aim of the government was to have an organised uniformed city outlook as every shop would be expected to give a distance of four foot from the drainage Channels across the State .
Ekwunife further explained that people are however permitted to have a canopy in front of their shops but that such must not be extended more than your feet from the building.
He appealed to the people to cooperate with the present administration to ensure that Awka is raised to a status befiting of a state capital as the enforcement will be a continuous exercise with more severe measures to keep things in order.
The ACTDA Head of Development Control noted that the present administration has also decided that containers are no longer allowed along the major streets across the State capital.
