While in Aba Abia State, recently, I took a ride round
the town to capture the height of the deplorable state of the City following
the cries from friends and relatives who reside there.
During my University days in the mid 90's and late, I
lived in Aba and I can make bold to say, there weren't many untarred roads in
this industrial city. I never saw refuse littered or dumped by the roadside.
Aba was such a sweet place to be.
Ahia Ohuru (new market), use to be the second biggest
market next to Ariaria International Market. A very big market with great road
network. You can drive into the market and park your car in the Car Park.
Ahia Ohuru market was booming with major patronage from neighbouring
states Akwa-Ibom, Cross River, Rivers State, Bayelsa, Imo, and many others. Nearly
all the importers of Textile and Okirika (fairly used) stuff, had their
Warehouses in New market. Today, none of these States can access the market
anymore because it is at the verge of shutting down due to the horrific state
of the roads.
All the roads that leads to this market has shutdown. I
forced myself through the heaps of refuse and stinking flood to check inside
the market proper and I was not surprised that it was not booming anymore. Low
patronage. So many shops under lock.
A summary of my tour is that, Ahia Ohuru market is
existing in the worst slump in the world with very high health hazards as a
result of Government negligence. Abia State has never been lucky with Governors
in the past 20 years. The entire Southeast states are in coma. The people are in hell
already.
I tried to speak with some traders in this market and I
was shocked to hear that the State Government Officials meets them in this
refuse stinking dump to collect Revenue daily😳😳...
All my life, I have never seen a more bizarre scene. Ahia
Ohuru market is a sorry sight.
MAY GOD GRANT US BIAFRA QUICKLY. WE MUST FLUSH OUT ALL
THE POLITICIANS FROM ALA-IGBO.
SOS TO THE PEOPLE OF ABA.
#MinistryOfHealth
#SaveAba
#SupportBiafra
Reported by:
Ngozichukwu Ada-Dav
For: Lagos State Media
Published by:
Chibuike John Nebeokike
For: Lagos State Media
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