THE Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has ordered the reversal of Nyanya market which was illegally converted into residential accommodation to its original purpose.
Malam Bello said the action would restore sanity on the Nyanya-Karshi road.
He gave this directive when the Ministerial Taskforce on Traffic Decongestion and Environmental Sanitation on Nyanya–Karu–Karshi road called to brief him on the progress the task team has made on their assignment.
The minister, however, frowned at the development whereby structures in Nyanya market initially meant for market stalls were converted to residential accommodation.
The minister stressed that this was mainly responsible for the spill-over of illegal squatter stalls on the Nyanya interchange, rendering the road almost impassable during peak hours.
He commended the taskforce for what it has achieved so far, especially the reduction of gridlock on the road, improvement on sanitation, drop in crime and almost zero record of death by accident on the road.
Malam Bello expressed delight over report of the support and partnership of traders and stakeholders in the effort to restore sanity on the road, while calling on the traditional rulers, community leaders and traders’ union to sustain the positive partnership.
The minister also charged the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) and The Satellite Town Development Department (STDD) to ensure that the road did not return to its dark days of gridlock and filth.
He later extended the tenure of the Ministerial task team by another three months, charging the AMMC, STDD and Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) to work together with the task team and other relevant security agencies in the FCT to enforce this directive.
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