Residents decry poor sanitary condition of FCT markets

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday complained about the poor sanitary condition of markets in the nation's capital city, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported.A cross section of people interviewed by NAN correspondents said the marKets had heaps of refuse and could cause health problemsMr Sunday John, who is a resident of Wuse, decried the dirty environment at the Wuse Market, adding ``there are toilet facilities in this market but some people will prefer to urinate in the open around the market.'''You still see some traders staying close to such areas trading and some hair dressers giving services around such places and people will be inhaling the unclean air, ' she said.At Karu market the story is not different, Chidera Nwoke, a resident of Karu, expressed displeasure about the state of the market, especially during the rainy season.'I wonder if anybody is thinking about the health hazards of this dirty environment in spite of the fact that the food we eat are sold here.'It is disgusting to see that no one seems to care about it; there is no access road to the market. The only entrance to the market now is located at the back of the market.'' The indiscriminate way people urinate opposite the mosque at the market gate, will make you refuse to eat anything when you get home,' Nwoke said.Amaka Agu, lives in Nyanya, she said that the heaps of refuse around the Nyanya market has reached an unbearable level.'You can never pass through this market and see the road free without suffering from inhaling the repulsive odour of refuse as well as urination and defecation.'We now compete with pigs in the area of uncleanliness, AEPA is trying, at least I do see them evacuating the refuse from time to time but the people themselves are not helping matters, ' she said.At Lugbe and Karimo markets the scenario is characterised with indiscriminate dumping of refuse, lack of access roads, indiscriminate urination and defecation.However, at the Garki Modern Market, the situation is different as those interviewed said the market was about the cleanest of markets in the FCT.Maria Okoh said she bought her commodities at the Garki modern market though she lives at Lugbe, adding that the sanitation condition at the market made shopping there a delight.'I live at Lugbe, I do my shopping here because the place is the best in sanitation; I commend those who are making the effort to keep it clean, they should keep it up,' Okoh said.
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