station said to belong to a relation of the immediate past governor of the state, Chief Godswill Akpabio along Nwaniba Road in the state capital.
Our state
correspondent reports that the filling station owned by Prince Ukpong Akpabio
which was at about nine percent completion and located directly opposite Uruan
Street was brought down under the supervision of the Uyo Capital City
Development Authority (UCCADA) officials who were accompanied to the scene by
some stern looking mobile police men.
The demolition of
the said filling station which was built on top of a drainage channel has
raised mixed reactions from the public who viewed it as personal vendetta
allegedly orchestrated by the incumbent governor against Prince Akpabio over an
old score.
Others hailed the
action of the governor which they firmly believed is aimed at sensitizing the
area of illegally cited filling stations in the city.
Meanwhile, the state
government has ordered owners of filling stations located along residential
areas to, within fourteen days produce approvals issued them by the UCCDA to
operate or face severe sanctions.
The government in a
press statement issued by the chief press secretary to Deacon Udom Emmanuel, Mr.
Ekerette Udoh said it would not fail to clamp down on such illegal structures.
Tension as Udom dares Akpabio
Reviewed by Vita Ioanes
on
Monday, June 22, 2015
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Reviewed by Vita Ioanes
on
Monday, June 22, 2015
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