Petty traders in Rivers State have defiled the no-movement order given by the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

Fubara had given the order ahead of the Saturday, October 5, Local Government elections in the state.

The shop owners were seen littered around Obio/Akpor local government areas selling their wares during the polling period.

In the Woji area of Port Harcourt several residents were seen going about their normal activities irrespective of the

A particular shop owner said, “This business is the only way that I can put food on my family’s table, so I won’t risk my life just to vote.”

For a PoS owner, he was already disappointed with the way politics was going on in the country since 2023 and was not interested in this particular election.

He said, “I have been participating in previous elections, there has been no difference or impact on my life.”