daughter’s traditional marriage on Saturday.
Already, security has been beefed up by soldiers, police and other security personnel in the state. Wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan, arrived the state about two days ago, while Jonathan is expected to step into the state today, Friday.
Dignitaries from all walks of life, including top government functionaries and politicians, have been arriving the state for
the ceremony.
Some roads leading to Jonathan’s private residence along Kpansia in the state capital have been closed to traffic, forcing motorists to make a detour and follow longer routes to access their destinations.
Checks by our correspondent revealed that the closure of some roads had resulted in gridlock in some parts of the city as motorists groan.
It was learnt that the state government had already ordered the temporary closure of the popular Saturday market at Kpansia. Traders from neighbouring states who usually convey their goods to the market through the Sani Abacha road have been compelled to take obscure roads. Some traders decried the closures as ill-advised.
A trader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said it was unthinkable to put activities in the communit at a standstill, because of wedding of one person.
“Closing some strategic roads because of the wedding is ill-advised. They should have devised a much better approach to managing the situation. The situation is not good enough,”
she said.
Source: Punch.
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