By; JABIRU A. HASSAN, Kano
Traders at Bichi Market are resisting the proposed demolishing of the ancient market for re-construction.
Shop owners are protesting the proposal initiated by the member representing Bichi Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Engineer Abubakar Kabir Abubakar recently.
Speaking to our correspondent at the market, the traders and shop owners through the former and pioneer chairman of Bichi Market Traders Union, Alhaji Umaru Isa, they lamented that the demolition would result to the loss of their shops which they are occupying.
Umaru Isa added that, “on behalf of all Bichi traders that are having stalls and shops at the market, we protest the proposed plans to demolish our shops for re-construction and we hope that all those who are having hands on this issue should kindly rethink it and leave our market without re-modelling because all our shops are well built”.
Furthermore, the traders called on the lawmaker to change the decision of demolition of Bichi’s famous market and bring out other important projects across his constituency in order to spread more dividends of democracy for the benefit of his electorate.
Alhaji Umaru Isa called on all the traders to be patient, law abiding and peace loving while they are struggling to ensure that justice prevails seeing that the market contributes to the economic progress and provides employment opportunities to a number of citizens of all categories.
