Commercial activities were again shut down in Owerri yesterday, as more people joined the protest against the continued demolition of buildings by the state government. The protest march, which was started Wednesday, by scores of artisans from the Orji Mechanic Village in Owerri North local government area, attracted more aggrieved people yesterday. At the Eke Ukwu Owerri Market, scores of angry women were seen spotting black blouses and uniformed wrappers, protesting the planned demolition of the ancestral market. Some of the women lamented that Governor Rochas Okorocha was stretching his anger against Owerri people too far. “There is no doubt that the Governor is dragging his hatred against Owerri people too far. It was under his regime that our late royal father, Eze Emmanuel Njemanze, was suspended for no just cause. Government never withdrew that suspension until he died,” an angry woman said. Continuing, the woman said that Owerri indigenes ...
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