The Kwara State Authorities has as soon as once more vowed to take away any impediments to the free movement of each vehicular and human traffics on main roads, particularly inside Ilorin, the state capital.
The State Commissioner for Surroundings, Mallam Shehu Ndanusa Usman, acknowledged this in Ilorin on Wednesday whereas updating newsmen on the current train carried out at some strategic areas within the Ilorin metropolis.
“Myself, the Commissioner for Enterprise, Innovation, and Expertise, and the Commissioner for Works have had a number of conferences with Put up Workplace Entrepreneurs and different stakeholders on the necessity to cease displaying their items below the bridge, highway median, and pedestrian walkways for the straightforward motion of individuals and autos.
“Throughout our discussions, we took them to Soludero Park and confirmed them the place to show their items and likewise knowledgeable others to maneuver to Kulende Market to show their items, to no avail.”
Ndanusa additional acknowledged that the ministry additionally gave them till the fifteenth of December, 2023, to vacate the areas, however they appealed to the ministry to present them till the tip of December for them to have the ability to market their items throughout the festivities.
“We granted their request and agreed that they vacate the place within the first week of January, 2024, however to our dismay, they refused to vacate up till this morning after we began the enforcement.
“Let me use this medium to warn entrepreneurs at Put up Workplace and all different main markets within the state that we aren’t going again on our choice on these encroachments. Whoever is caught displaying wares on the pedestrian walkway, highway median, below the bridge, or some other space that can inhibit the free motion of autos or folks plying the highway will face the complete wrath of the legislation,” he added.
Ndanusa additional reiterated the dedication of the current administration within the state to make sure sanity on our roads, permitting for the free motion of autos and people to forestall the incessant havoc typically brought on by the encroachment of roads.
