The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has approved the extension of business hours for markets in Abuja.
He explained that the directive which takes effect from Saturday, April 25, was against the earlier approved time of 10 am. to 2 pm.
Bello, therefore, urged FCT residents to support the lockdown by patronizing markets in their neighborhoods.
The minister ordered the law enforcement agencies to clamp down on residents who hide under the window of market days to flout government directives.
He explained that the concept of neighborhood selling points was aimed at taking pressure off the existing markets in the FCT through the provision of an initial 40 units-adopting either public schools or green areas where they exist across the various districts in the city.
”This will further enhance the attainment of social distancing among residents which is a key requirement for eventual winning of the battle against the dreaded virus.”
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