{"id":169374,"date":"2025-07-14T13:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wuse-market-traders-protest-illegal-shop-construction"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:16:35","slug":"wuse-market-traders-protest-illegal-shop-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/wuse-market-traders-protest-illegal-shop-construction","title":{"rendered":"Wuse Market Traders Protest Illegal Shop Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Traders in the popular Wuse Market in Abuja have urged the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike to intervene and halt building of additional shops in the market car park.<\/p>\n<p>The traders who made the call in an interview with newsmen on the sideline of a peaceful protest on Monday, also called for the dissolution of the market union leadership for alleged poor representation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Prosper Chinedu, a trader in the market who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the construction does not align with the original plan of the market.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the walls being built limited customers\u2019 access to shops, adding that building more shops close to existing ones posed threats as some access walkways and car parks would be blocked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe are saying no to that, if there is a fire outbreak in this market, the Nigerian Fire Service (NFC) will never have access to fight fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe have to stop it now, we are angry with the executives of this market, we want them to step down and a new election held immediately,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Samson Eze, another trader, said that they had been enduring poor representation for too long.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that the traders were not consulted in many major decisions taken in the market, such as increase in service charge among others and especially the ongoing building of new shops.<\/p>\n<p>Eze explained that the grievance of the traders was basically the fact that customers would have no space for parking their cars with the current development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe are calling on the minister of the FCT to come and intervene in this case, it is becoming too much and we are tired of how things are run here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Mr Judah Chukwuazago, another trader said that he had been in the market for over two decades and could attest to deception, humiliation and intimidation of traders.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the traders want the government to come to their aid and other stakeholders in the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI know the FCT minister is working very well, we want him and indeed the Federal Government to come and investigate this matter as well as the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) because there are several secrets here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe want the government to halt the building of illegal structures that are taking over the car park and blocking access to over 1000 shops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe cannot continue like this, we want the government to investigate them and stop the building of the illegal shops which are not in the original plan of the market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Responding, the Chairman, Wuse Traders Association, Mr Raphael Okorie said that he had carried out his responsibility in line with the norms of the association and the mandate of his office.<\/p>\n<p>Okorie said that he was ready to leave office as chairman, adding that he had no grudge against anyone and described the allegations as the handiwork of detractors.<\/p>\n<p>He said that there were evidence where he fought against policies of government and practices of market managers when the interests of traders were not carried along.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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