Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Permanent Secretary, Sir Christian Chinyeaka Ohaa, has urged Utako market traders and shop owners to return to the negotiation table they earlier walked out from and continue on the path of peace in finding lasting solution to the disputed market upgrading exercise, which has pitched the two parties against each […]
Leadership of the Arewa Traders Union at the disputed Utako market Abuja has thrown their support to their fellow Igbo traders in the fight for the stoppage of the plan to demolish the market. Speaking to The Abuja Times on its readiness to dive and swim with the Igbo friends, the Secretary of Arewa Traders’ […]
National Association of Nigerian Traders NANTS, FCT chapter has threatened to shut down all markets across the Federal Capital Territory over failure of the FCT authorities to address the issues of Utako market traders. Among the markets, NANTS said it will be closing, includes all business plazas around the city. The traders association said that […]
Hundreds of aggrieved traders in the busy Utako market in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Tuesday halted activities within the area, when they staged a protest against demolition and sealing of the market for upgrade. In particular, traders abandoned their shops and picked up placards with various inscriptions, protesting within and outside the […]