The Abia State Government has directed all local government council chairmen to remove political billboards from the most recent general elections in an order sent out ahead of the Christmas festivities.
After this week’s state executive council meeting, which Governor Alex Otti chaired, Prince Okey Kanu, the commissioner for information and culture, made the announcement.
Kanu expressed alarm about the ongoing problem of street trade in the state, saying that even with government efforts to reduce the threat, it still has a negative impact on recently built roadways.
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He stated, “Despite spirited efforts by the government to arrest the menace, it continues unabated,” warning that the government will not fold its arms and watch the anomaly continue.
“With all the efforts the government has made, this menace (street trading) keeps rearing its ugly head, particularly in Aba. Incidentally, most of the new roads that the government has constructed, people use them to trade, and this will not augur well for these new roads.
“There has been a lot of interface between government officials and the market authorities, and in other instances, the culprits as it were; everything has been done, but to no avail.
“Despite the fact that this government puts a human face on its activities, by the New Year, the government will go all out to enforce the law,” Kanu added
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