FCTA to demolish illegal market in Gwarinpa, asks traders to vacate

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has announced plans to demolish “Yar Kasuwa”, a popular market in Gwarinpa, for operating illegally.

Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, made the announcement during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Sunday.

Galadima informed the stakeholders, including the representatives of the traders’ union, that the department had served a quit notice to the traders to vacate the area latest by Jan. 7.

He added that the demolition of the market, located along N16 Road corridor, Gwarinpa, would begin on Jan. 8.