Ogbaru Main Market traders beg Billionaire Arthur Eze to fulfill gift of modern fire fighting truck promised the market

By Eche Nwaobasi – Nnewi.

Traders of Ogbaru Main market Ogbaru LGA Anambra State has passionately beg Igbo billionaire and a foremost businessman Chief Eng. Arthur Eze to remember the promise he made to them sometime last year 2025 that he will donate to the market a modern fire fighting truck to fight fire outbreaks in the. Market reminding the billionaire that up till now that the market is yet to receive the gift.

Making this appeal while speaking to journalists on the ongoing reconstruction and beautification of the market embarked upon by Chief Ndubuisi Ochiogu the chairman of the market which has made the market to witnessed remarkable re re roofing making it look modern as well as accessable to phone networks, good spacing, ventilation etc inside the market yesterday, Mr. Chinyereugo Nwamaduka chairman of all the line chairmen of the market noted that the appeal became necessary in view of what the present chairman is doing on putting up of equitable infrastructural developments in almost all parts of the market especially where it concerns safety and prevention of fire outbreak. He stated that the fire fighting truck if eventually given to the market will also add up to the existence of modern fire extinguishers to all lines of the market which the chairman has already provided adding that with the fire truck the market will be a no go area for fire outbreaks.

Speaking also on the issue, Mr. Stanley Chinyeaka Ahamefuna the secretary of the market said that since the donation that they have been eagerly waiting for it to receive it and appealed to Eng. Arthur Eze to remember his promise and asked his aids why up till now the gift has not reach to them noting that he believes that Eng. Arthur Eze has great love for traders and will not disappoint them
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Adding his voice, Mr. Obiora Ginikanwa, the chairman of Anambra line of the market said that they traders of the market are on anticipation everyday expecting the gift and appealed to Eng. Arthur Ezeh not to forgot his promise but rather remember it and fulfill it stressing that they are not forcing him but rather is reminding him as well as begging him to remember them.
On his part, a security stake holder of the market who also is a trader Mr. Chigbogu Nwinya stated that they were happy on the way Chief Arthur Eze Indentified with the market by donating a modern fire fighting truck to them and pleaded to him to remove all obstacles that is delaying the gift from reaching them.
On his view on the matter, Chief Bokuno Agu the assistant secretary of the market who also is a one time caretaker chairman of the market said he will not blame the delay in receiving the gift on Arthur Eze but rather on beaurocratic arrangement which may be caused by actions of the billionaire aids.
The assistant secretary who expressed confidence that the gift will be given to them, appealed to the billionaire to remember them by fast tracking whatever may be the impendiment holding the release of the gift to them.

Photo of re roofing of one of the lines in ogbaru main market.