Metro Imo: Market Women Storm Govt House Over Planned Demolition Of Market [PHOTOS]

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Hundreds of Owerri women drawn from the five major communities in the Owerri Municipality Thursday besieged the Imo State Government House in protest of the planned demolition and relocation of the Ekeukwu Owere Market in the heart of the city.

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The women, who were dressed in all black attire, bore green leaves and placards of different inscriptions while chanting protest songs and slogans.

Major roads like Bank Road, Wetheral Road, Okigwe Road and Douglas Road connecting the Government House roundabout were shut down due to the gridlock that ensued following the protest.

Governor Rochas Okorocha had Wednesday renewed his threat to demolish and relocate the market by issuing a fresh two weeks ultimatum for traders in the market to evacuate or face the bulldozer.

The women lamented that it was unfair to relocate Owerri ancestral market to another location outside Owerri.

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