Benue State Government has ordered street hawkers around Wurukum Market to vacate the area or lose their wares.
Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mrs Ngunan Addingi, stated this while briefing journalists after Executive Council, (EXCO) meeting in Government House, Makurdi.
The Commissioner said the affected persons are to move to the Makurdi International Market where there are shops for occupation.
According to her, EXCO directed shop allotees at the Makurdi International Market to complete their payments within one month or risk revocation of same.
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She said EZCO also directed traders occupying makeshift shops along Swange Cinema road at Wurukum Market to vacate there or risk demolition and destruction of their wares.
Mrs Addingi said EXCO approved the constitution of a committee headed by Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor Anthony Ijohor, SAN, to consider submissions of the last Benue Youth Summit for possible implementation.
The committee also has Commissioners for Finance and Economic Planning, Industries and Cooperatives, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Information, Culture and Tourism, Youths and Sports, Science and Technology, Rural Development as well as Trade and Investment among others as members.
Chairman, secretary and Subcommittee chairmen of the Youth Summit are to meet with the SSG-led committee at a later date to deliberate on the summit report.
