They warned that any move by the governor to forcefully evict the northern businessmen from the cattle market or out of the state would have a negative boomerang effect on Igbo traders in the North and across the country.
According to them, the ultimatum issued to the northern business owners has greatly increased the already tense socio- political atmosphere in the country. The Igbo unions condemned what they described as “the indiscriminate demolition of shops and residential homes and demand that alternatives be provided for our northern brothers without delay.”They stated: “Our attention has been drawn to the ongoing crisis at the Abia Cattle Market situated in Umunneochi LGA of Abia State.
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