Anambra: Electronics International Market Supports Soludo’s Re-Election 100% ….The Protest Was A Kangaroo, Sponsored By Members Of APGA Opposition Parties….Market Chairman
By Julie Sylvia
The Chairman of the Electronics International Market Onitsha, Chief Sir Dona Obi, JP, on 16th August, reaffirmed the unalloyed support of the traders of the market in re-election of Governor Charles Soludo in the coming gubernatorial election slated on November 8 this year.
Chief Obi while speaking in his office, condemned the activities of some bad elements led by Chris Ogunus and Chijioke Okafor who came to the market to protest against the leaders of the market and the state government. He added that the protest was a kangaroo because none of the traders was in support of it.
According to Obi, “There was no protest actually, just that a trader of the market and some others who came from outside the market, wrote some placards against the state government and the leadership of the market.
“So when the management of the market and some people discovered what was happening, they rushed to them, dislodged them with the help of our peace committee men.
“They ran away immediately they were dislodged because we actually noticed that it was a sponsored programme, they were sponsored by some people who are against the APGA government to disrupt the activities in the market and to also create tension in the coming gubernatorial election.
“We also noticed that one of those people sponsoring them is a trader of the market but was against the Soludo led administration. He is also one of those that said we are being over charged on Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, thereby want to use these people to cause problem in the market but thank God our peace committee intervened and resolved the issue.
“As it implies, most of the traders in the market are hundred percent in support of Governor Charles Soludo second tenure based on many things they have benefitted from this present administration. A lot of us are beneficiaries of good governance of Governor Soludo.
“The infrastructural development generally, the roads, the free medical care and the traders are happy that our market is one of the beneficiaries of the one youth two skills, all these things give them joy.
“Nobody will convince the traders of electronics market that Governor Soludo will not go for second tenure, infact, people are of the opinion that if third tenure is possible that Governor Soludo will equally go, because traders are saying that they have not seen a governor that has performed as Soludo is doing.
“Most of our customers come to market now to buy goods, there is no more fear of hoodlums attacking them, they come and go freely without any worry.
“We believe that the governor is making judicious use of the IGR being paid, so we are not against paying to the government, we are in support of them despite this group of people that claimed to have come under the auspices of our market which is not true.
“As the market leader, I have called some of them I saw and warned them to desist from disturbing the peace of the market and one of them has exposed themselves by saying that they were being sponsored by some people”.Obi stated.
In his contribution, One of the Peace Committee Member of the market, Chief Nelson Maduakonam while reacting, collaborated with the view chairman that those protesters are not the market traders but were sponsored by the opposition of APGA led government.
He equally pointed out that the market is strongly behind Governor Soludo’s re-election.
