Traders Count Losses As Council Demolishes Shops In Yenagoa

Traders at the Central Mo
tor Park, Ekeki in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, have cried out over the recent demolition of their shops by the authorities of Yenagoa Local Government Area.
The traders, claimed that they have operated in that area for more than a decade, saying that the authorities are yet to give them substansive reason for the action.
The Tide, that the structure were demolished under the guise of illegal structure”, in a bid to restore the capital city to its last glory.
One of the victims, Sunday Odii, said he has paid about N17,600 which accounted for his annual rent and sanitation fees and additional N40 per day, adding that the government officials fixed the charges at will.
According to him, the government would have relocated them before the demolition exercise in order to reduce their suffering.
He claimed that the seven days notice given to them by the Yenagoa Local Government Area authorities was not enough, saying that it was almost mission impossible to rent another shop within such timeframe.
Another trader, John Uke, pleaded with the government to consider the issue of relocating them to a new site.
The trader, who deals in electronics, admitted that the traders lack the powers to fight the government but maintained that their (government) timely intervention will yield the needed result.