Various sources unanimously held that the major purpose of the demolition is to construct a flyover in the Tombia roundabout where market has overcrowded.
Others believed that the government needed to construct the flyover since the State’s only international airport is located in Amassoma road, a path that the Tombia junction plays a key route to its accessibility.
“I Commend my Miracle Governor for His steps. May the Good Lord continue to Guide and protect all your steps. Governor Douye Diri our Miracle Governor have come to Turn Yenegoa to the City Bayelsans Disires. Long Live SDD/LAW”, Ogbotimibo James wrote on Facebook.
“Miracle governor Doye (sic) Diri will write his name in gold when this project will be completed”, Osuar Daniel Shagari wrote on Facebook.
Over the last years, the Tombia roundabout market has been an avenue through which criminal elements have been perpetuating their criminal plans. Market women, buyers, Niger Delta University students, and members of the general public has suffered tremendously in that Tombia roundabout.
Also read: Demolition Of Tombia Market Ongoing, As Bayelsa Hope For Development
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