You're heartless, widows, others call out Soludo over destruction of shops, goods

Widows and other petty traders whose shops and goods were destroyed in Awka, Anambra State capital on Monday have called out the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, describing him as heartless.



THE RAZOR learnt that there was massive destruction of traders’ wares on Oby Okoli and Abakiliki Streets by officials of Awka Capital Territory Development Agency (ACTDA).

The said streets are currently witnessing Soludo touch, and are being dualised, reason street traders are being chased away from the area.


But Anambra residents are insisting that Soludo’s method of going about it was not the best way.


Monday’s destruction of wares was gathered to have been supervised by the Managing Director of ACTDA, Mr Ossy Onuko.



A victim, Ukamaka Eze who spoke of the destruction of wares said: “Unlike other times when they used to confiscate people’s goods, today’s own (Monday), they confiscated and immediately set them ablaze.

“I think Soludo is heartless if he actually sent those people. We are complaining of hardship and how we can survive, and here, they are burning our goods. This is unfair.”

Another trader in the area who simply identified himself as Ejimofor said: “They have been shooting guns here.

“They are shameless people. Old women who are selling food condiments, they just destroyed their goods, and when people wanted to intervene, they started shooting.

“I think Soludo does not know what this people are doing, because this was not what he promised us.”


When THE RAZOR made attempts to reach Onuko on the allegations, his phone number was not reachable.