Traders at the popular UTC market in the Abuja metropolis want Federal Capital Territory Minister, Muhammad Bello, to intervene and protect them from being completely thrown out of business by the Department of development control
The traders made the appeal during a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday in Abuja.
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The popular UTC market in the Abuja metropolis wore a completely different and unusual look on Tuesday as the bulldozers from the Department of development control pulled down structures in the market.
The leadership of the market insists on the Minister’s intervention
The FCT administration explained that the demolition exercise only targeted the illegal extensions on buildings in the market.
The traders were also at the FCT Minister’s office to register their grievances.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
