PH Residents Berate Mile One Market Traders

The urban renewal policy of the Rivers State government the able leadership of may not be accruing the desired dividends to the people due to the activities of some traders at the Mile One market.

A cross section of pedestrians who frequent the market have expressed displieasure over the blockage of the pedestman right of way by petty traders.

According to Lucky Iboroma a buyer from the market, using the pedestrian right of way has become a nightmare in recent times as traders boldly place their wares on the road thereby impeding free flow of Pedestrian traffic.

Iboroma who works in one of the fast food outlets along Ikwerre Road, said the traders were bold enough to warn people to be mindful of the were displayed on the right of way such words, “you go buy market”, are common among the traders he said.

A house wife Mercy Julius recalled an incident where she accidentally started on a tray of crayfish that was displayed on the sidework.

According to her, the owner held her for up to 20 minutes claiming damages.

She said it took the intervention of some passers by who made the girl understand that where she displayed her crayfish was illegal and if arrested she could be prosecuted before she could let her go.

For Mercy Obua, people took things for granted even when government provides facilities they were abused.

She called on the environmental sanitation authority to stop playing hide and seek game with the traders on the matter.

According to her, approached soon as sanitation officials the offending traders retreat, only to appear again as they leave the area.

She therefore called on the market authorities to call their traders to order as according to her, the sanitation people were doing their best in that direction.