The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Monday, demolished over 20 illegal corner shops that were on the road side and obstructing traffic at Tunde Idiagbon way.
The demolition which started as early as 5am with three payloader machine working at the same time, had all the relevant agencies on ground to ensure the work is done.
The Coordinator Abuja Metropolitan Management Council,
(AMMC), Tpl Umar Shuiabu, who spoke to Journalists at the venue lamented about the traffic and illegal activities on the stretch saying this is unacceptable.
According to him, “This is a continuous cleanup of Abuja, this area was very notorious, you can see the road (Tunde Idiagbon stretch at Utako), anytime you pass here there is always traffic and the reason is because of the illegal activities in this area, while the motor park is inside, the illegal market is outside.
“Unfortunately, there was an illegal allocation not by constituted authority to build a market outside the park, which is generating all these tensions, we have been on this matter for a very longtime, for so many years, and we have given them notice so many times but up till now these people didn’t comply the last one was given and we followed all necessary processes.”
