Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has given a seven-day ultimatum to street traders, vulcanizers and road side machenics to vacate the roads in Port Harcourt, the state capital in a policy tagged “Operation Leave the Road”.

Under the policy, street traders, vulcanisers, road side mechanics , artisans, street vendors and other persons who constitute nuisance on the roads have been given one week to vacate the roads

A statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media declared that any person who flouts the directive at the expiration of the one-week ultimatum would be arrested and prosecuted.

The statement informed that all damaged vehicles must be moved away from all the roads within one-week, failure which they would be impounded and their owners prosecuted.

The governor stated that a Task Force will be established to implement the new directive and ensure the maintenance of order on the roads.