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Anambra State Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) in collaboration with Anambra State Police Command has launched a sensitization campaign for tricycle operators and traders.
Speaking during the exercise, representative of State Police Command,
Mr. Vena Leelea, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), B division said the campaign was targeted at restoring order and decency in Awka’s three arm zone.
He warned drivers against blocking of roads at Aroma and other places in the state, stressing importance of maintaining law and order in the state capital while conducting their transportation business.
“We advise tricycle riders and street traders to use designated parks and market for loading and unloading passengers and buying and selling respectively, instead of conducting their businesses in the area that houses the State Assembly Complex, Government House, State and Federal Secretariat, and the Federal High Court,” he stated.
Managing Director, ACTDA, Mr. Ossy Onuko, reiterated the Agency efforts to restore order in Awka, including daily enforcement to protect lives and property.
Onuko, represented by Deputy Commander, ACTDA, Mr. Ukachukwu Okonkwo restated the Agency’s commitment to ensure the heart of Awka was free from street trading and roadside sales to prevent accidents.
He assured that their work would continue into the night, urging citizens to adhere to designated trading areas.
On his part, Coordinator of Keke Drivers in Anambra and Recover Nigeria Project Comrade Osita Obi commended the police and ACTDA for taking up the challenges of securing the capital city for good.
He pleaded with the DPO to take Special note of the menace, particularly within Aroma axis, urging him to mobilize his men to tackle those constituting the nuisance.
He said, “Aroma-Awka is a peculiar place that needs special attention because all arms of state government are located around the area and needed to be properly guarded.
“Those creating problems at Aroma are not the drivers but group of cultists in Awka. Police should take special note of these boys who are bent on creating problems around Aroma; they don’t go into the park but prefer to load on the roads therefore obstructing traffic and free movement.
“We don’t want anybody dead, we want Awka to be clean, decent and calm. I got a report this morning that these boys came to the park to force the drivers to pay money.”
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