Abia govt has abandoned us — Ubani Market traders cry out, seek Otti’s intervention

By Steve Oko
UMUAHIA — Thirteen years after their relocation from the heart of Umuahia to Ubani Ultra-modern Market, thousands of traders are counting their losses, battling dwindling patronage and watching their businesses crumble as they accuse the Abia State Government of abandoning them.
From collapsing shops overtaken by weeds to deplorable internal roads, heaps of refuse, poor sanitation and the absence of electricity, water and banking facilities, the once-bustling market has become a symbol of dashed hopes for traders who say their compliance with the government’s relocation order has left them economically stranded.
They are now appealing to Governor Alex Otti to urgently i...