Warri_____ The Delta State Taskforce on Environment has banned street trading at the popular head bridge along NPA expressway in Ekpan, saying it poses major socio-economic and environmental dangers to the people.
Chairman of the State Taskforce on Environment Hon Sylvester Oromoni disclosed this on Tuesday in Ekpan during the relocation of all street traders trading under NNPC flyover bridge to a write off way close to the bridge.
According to Oromoni who was represented by the Coordinator, Delta Central and South, Comr Kingsley Iweka, we all quite understand that street trading indisputably promotes monumental environmental problems coupled with environmental degradation but for now, the state taskforce team will let them do their trading within the write off space so as to remove everything defacing the aesthetics of our environment.
"We have examined the socio-economic characteristics of street traders as well as the physical/environmental effects within Warri and its environs and our findings revealed among others, the environmental challenges, high volume of vehicular movement, constant overcrowding. Again, trucks carrying petroleum products have lost control so many times here. So relocating them was also meant to save their lives Iweka added .
He also warned that should they abuse this privilege, Government will be left with no other choice than to relocate them to Ekpan market.
The traders at the Ekpan Express junction were also asked to join them at the space allocated to them while Tricycle park at the junctions around the expressway were given 100metres away as the laws that banned Keke from plying the Expressways around the state is still effective.
Moreover, Hotels and restaurants sealed for breaching State Government directives were unsealed. Rome Restaurants (Temple Grill) located at Bendel Estate Ogborikoko was also unsealed with the agreement to repair the failed part of the road damaged by waste water channelled to the road, to remove the illegal structure attached to the building, to redirect their water line and properly channel it to the existing drain line and lastly to henceforth abide by COVID-19 guidelines outlined by the state government.
While unsealing the restaurant, Iweka said that the goal was to enable the state achieve a balance between the protection of lives and the sustenance of livelihoods.
He further said that the Taskforce will investigate all reports, and ensure they take appropriate action. Penalties and sanctions will be accordingly meted out to all those found contravening the directives,”Iweka said.
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