Eleven thousand traders and artisans at Apo Mechanic Village will be relocated to the permanent site in Wassa District of Abuja, the FCT Administration has said.
Chief Felix Obuah, Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), stated this during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Thursday.
Obuah explained that the meeting was organised to provide updates on the ongoing enumeration of traders and artisans in Apo Mechanic Village for relocation to Wassa.
He added that the meeting was also to discuss the design and site plans among other issues.
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He said that the registration for the allocation of space at Wassa was pegged at N300,000, adding that 11,000 persons have so far obtained the form and made payments.
He, however, expressed concern that some dubious individuals were taking advantage of the situation to extort unsuspecting traders.
He explained that the unidentified individuals, including some union leaders of the traders and artisans were collecting N650,000 from the traders as against the N300,000 approved by FCTA.
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