The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has evicted illegal food vendors, mechanics, fuel hawkers, scavengers and petty traders on rail and road corridors near the presidential villa, Abuja.
Mr Kaka Bello, the Assistant Director, Enforcement, Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), who led the operation, said the administration had zero tolerance for environmental nuisance in the nation’s capital.
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Bello, who advised residents to have a healthy attitude towards the environment, noted that if all residents ensured discipline and did what was right, Abuja would remain a clean city.
He said, “As you can see, this area falls within the Asokoro District, and it borders the residence of the number one citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“And as such, this illegality that is happening here will not be allowed to continue. You can see lots of sundry nuisances, from food vendors, illegal petroleum sellers, popularly known as black marketers, and mechanics occupying these road corridors.’’
Bello vowed that the board and other agencies of the FCTA saddled with the responsibility of city management would sustain operations in the area on a daily basis.
On his part, Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, explained that the place being occupied by the illegal vendors and mechanics was a green area given out as a temporary food court.
Attah disclosed that the administration would fence the area, adding that those who had a temporal allocation to run green areas, parks and open spaces would take charge.
