BOMADI — TRADERS in Bomadi Overside, Bomadi in Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, chased away from their stalls in the community’s motor park to pave way for the construction of an ultra-modern motor park with lock up stalls, some months ago, are dangerously buying and selling on the Bomadi Bridge and highway. •Market in session. Remarkably, the contractors of the project have completed the project, but Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, owner of the project, is not in a hurry to inaugurate it and this is worrisome to the people. The traders and residents of the community, therefore, have appealed to NDDC to launch the ultra-modern motor park with lock up shops to spare them the anguish of trading on the highway, close to the Bomadi Bridge. Chairlady of Bomadi community and leader of the market women, Mrs. Akebofa Oyakebiseimoh, who recounted ordeal of traders trading on the bridgehead, said it was risky as heavy-duty trucks ply the bridge and casualties would be high in the event of accident. Though she commended NDDC for executing the motor park with lock up stalls, Oyakebiseimoh said the commission should hasten up the commissioning to allow traders relocate to their permanent site already completed by the contractors.. “We, the Bomadi market women thank NDDC for what they have done for us, the ultra-modern market they have done for us. One thing we want to beg NDDC is that let them come and open this market for us because we are trading on the highway. “In fact, if accident happens here, no woman will be safe and life has no duplicate. We are suffering and NDDC should please come and open this place for us, please NDDC come and open it for us, NDDC please open this place for us,” she said. President of Olou Supreme Congress, OSC, the law-making arm of the community’s government, Rt. Hon P.Z. Etolor, said, “In the first place, we thank NDDC for the award of the contract for the ultra-modern park which is inclusive of a market.” “We want to make an appeal because our women are trading on the high-way and suffering under sun and rain; we appeal that NDDC should come and open the market because the community is in dire need of a market,” he asserted. Vice chairman of the community, Mr. Raphael Demeateide, said: “As you can see, our women are trading on top of the bridge, which is very risky and we want to beg NDDC to come and open this project for us.” Youth president, Clark Emomotimi and resident, Christopher Ekrika, also called on NDDC to inaugurate the project.
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