PPA

The Chairman of the Abia State chapter of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Prince Emeka Okafor, has condemned the recent demolition of shops at the Umuahia Timber Market, popularly known as Timber Shade Market, by the state government, saying it was inequitable. Okafor said the demolition in the timber market, owned by independent marketers of building and allied materials, was unjust, unfair and quite unfriendly.  He stated that the state government or its agents displayed preferential treatment, favouring those believed to be allies of the government or those in government circles to the detriment of others.