Rivers State: Traders and Multiple Ticketing Agents at Oil Mill Market
Rivers State: Traders and Multiple Ticketing Agents at Oil Mill Market ~ By Nwaorgu Faustinus In the time past, this writer wrote an article with the caption “Nigeria: Rivers State – the Bill on Illegal Development published in some online media sites and a few national dailies where he commented on the collection of all sorts of levy from land developers, borehole drilling companies among others. In that opinion piece I noted that “ It is no longer uncommon to see building projects such as the laying of foundation, erection of fence, sinking of borehole and molding of blocks at site of a building stopped by agents who claim to be task force for the collection of development fee. Work at such sites can commence only when the agents are settled”. In the same article I also drew the attention of the appropriate authority charged with the responsibility of overseeing the activities of Ticketing Agents at the market where I wrote “It is also important to draw the attention of the stat...