Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, on Saturday, laid the foundation stone for the Nsukka International Market, a 5,000-shop-capacity project aimed at boosting commerce.
Speaking at the event, Mbah emphasized his administration’s commitment to supporting those affected by development projects across the state.
Addressing concerns about compensation for former occupants of Ogige Market, where the Nsukka Transport Terminal was built, Mbah dismissed allegations of neglect.
He highlighted his inclusive development approach, ensuring that modern transport terminals are constructed statewide, including in Ogbete, Holy Ghost, Abakpa Nike, and Garki, where shop owners were relocated to accommodate the projects.
“This is beyond groundbreaking for me because this is something that has provoked emotions and sometimes even attempts to mislead and frame a false narrative.
“Sometimes, it is not about misunderstanding government’s intentions, but a sheer evil agenda of enemies of the public good.
“This is just to put on record that our intention to construct the Nsukka Modern Transport Terminal is in the overriding public interest,” he said.
According to him, many months ago, his administration took a decision to revamp the transportation sector by building a world-class modern bus terminal.
“And there were people who were located in these different areas that were originally mapped out as transport terminals.
“We cannot be talking about development and only be thinking about a section of our state, which is why we could not have been constructing world-class terminals in the state without constructing one in Nsukka.
“It is a one-stop shop for everything,” Mbah said.
He also said that his target was to have the market completed by the end of 2025 and assured traders at the former Ogige Market that they would be given priority during the allocation of shops.
In a speech, the Chairman, Nsukka Local Government Area, Mr. Jude Asogwa, said the market and numerous other development projects by the governor would translate to huge succour and economic growth and empowerment for the people of Nsukka, in particular, and Enugu North Zone, in general.
He said: “We have been joyful over the world-class transport terminal that you built for us, while we were still celebrating it, we are here today to lay the foundation for the Nsukka International Market.
“We do not know how to describe you and your good work. It is inexplicable, to say the least.
“I have told the people of Nsukka, whose shops were affected, to come and have their names registered with us,” Asogwa said.
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