The Mystery of Ogbe-Ijoh market

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Ogbe-Ijoh market is the oldest government recognized market in Delta State established via the Ogbe-Ijoh Market Ordinance of 1894 and amended on the 14th of August of 1937 through the Market
Ordinance amendment Act by B. H. Bourdillon, then Governor General of Southern Nigeria.
Ogbe-Ijoh market is the biggest fish market in southern Nigeria and serves traders from more than ten states of the federation.
FIRE OUTBREAKS
Make-shift type of structures in the market mainly accounts for the incessant fire outbreak in the market, lack of proper structures also hinders the management and security.

In view of this it remains a mystery how the Delta state government has continued to overlook the market while markets with lesser significance are being built and given attention.

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