The Abia State Government is hereby announcing the dissolution of the Committee on Review and Revalidation of Ariaria International Market led by Mr. Chigozie Osuala. The disbandment is with immediate effect.
The committee is directed to hand over all documents, assets and property of government and that of the Ariaria Market in their custody to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment.
All construction works authorized and executed by the committee in the market are also hereby invalidated.
Government will take immediate steps to upgrade the Ariaria Market and reform it to its original master plan which include spaces for banking, fire service, car park, police station and other essential services.
A new directive towards the government plan of action will be made available to the public in due course.
The upgrading of the Ariaria market is part of the government large-scale plan of a comprehensive infrastructural renewal of the commercial city of Aba which has begun with massive road construction and the desilting of drainages, gutters, storm water systems and flood channels in the city.
Signed:
Godwin Adindu
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
