Gov. Nyesom Wike

David Amusa, Port Harcourt


Traders on major roads in Port Harcourt metropolis and environs have been asked to vacate their trading posts on or before first week of April or face the wrath of the Rivers state government.
 
The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Barrister Emma Okah who handed down the warning in Port Harcourt, said that the decision was taken at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday.
 
He further said that the order became necessary considering the negative effect such trading has on the environmental sanitation of the state.
 
Barrister  Okah stated that a situation where street traders litter streets was disheartening, adding that the state government would not fold its arms and watch these traders hinder its efforts to maintain a clean and healthy environment as well as make the metropolis safer for urban living and working.
 
“There will be no trading activities allowed along the roads. Those who used to trade on major roads should stop. All street traders have an ultimatum of seven days to quit the road after which the state government will start a determined enforcement to clean up the metropolis”.
 

“The State Executive Council has declared a state of emergency on trading on major roads, which has negatively affected the environmental sanitation of the state capital”, he stated.