Plateau govt gives traders 2 weeks ultimatum
Plateau government has given traders who display their wares on roadsides in the metropolis two weeks to relocate or face the wrath of the law.
Following the destruction of Jos Main Market by fire in February 2002, some of the displaced traders had resorted to displaying their wares on road sides.
A statement by the Market Relocation Committee in Jos gave the affected traders two weeks from Jan. 14 to January 28, to relocate to Rukuba Road Satellite Market.
It noted that there were enough stalls at the market to accommodate the traders.
The statement said the relocation would facilitate the clearing of the streets, in readiness for the reconstruction of the Jos Main Market.
Several attempts to resettle the traders in the past had failed, because they had complained of inadequate security and low patronage at the new market.
They complained that the new market was located on the outskirts of the city, unlike the Jos Main Market, located in the city centre.