{"id":173403,"date":"2025-08-11T12:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/abia-govt-demolishes-structures-in-umuahia"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:55:41","slug":"abia-govt-demolishes-structures-in-umuahia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/abia-govt-demolishes-structures-in-umuahia","title":{"rendered":"Abia Govt demolishes structures in Umuahia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Abia State Government has demolished residential buildings at the former Umuahia main market, saying that the structures were built without government approval.<\/p>\n<p>The demolition was carried out by the Umuahia Capital Development Authority, UCDA, in what the state government said was part of the efforts to transform Umuahia into a modern city and befitting capital.<\/p>\n<p>A statement released by the General Manager of UCDA, Mr Kingsley Agomoh, on Monday said the former market space was allocated to a private investor by the previous administration for the purpose of building an event centre on a Build, Operate, and Transfer, BOT, arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the investor unilaterally repurposed the space and started developing residential duplexes and apartments, contrary to the government\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the Abia State Government has been engaging the investor for the past one year and has offered a negotiated ex-gratia settlement that involves taking over the space for the building of a modern transportation hub that would integrate bus terminal, train station and intercity shuttles.<\/p>\n<p>A visit to the demolished buildings on Monday morning showed the debris of the structures sprawled on the ground, while a crowd of residents gathered at the scene, discussing in hushed tones.<\/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. Abia State Government has demolished residential buildings at the former Umuahia main market, saying that the structures were built without government approval. 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