Trade Union Leader Lauds Gov Soludo, Says Touts Activities Nipped, Businesses Booming Again in Onitsha
By polycarp Ifeanyi
The Chairman of Ose Okwodu Traders Union in Onitsha, Anambra State, Hon. Anthony Onwuetiaka has applauded the Anambra State Government led by professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo for suspending all revenue contracts operating in the parks, Markets and roads till further notice.
Fielding questions from newsmen in his office, Hon. Onwuetiaka hinted that the directives of the Anambra State Government is very good, clear and a welcomed development, pointing that touts have done more harm than good to the state, even as he stressed that touting activities is nothing to harbour in any state that needs to move forward.
” I commend professor Soludo for his brilliant initiatives, at least, Onitsha business activities can now Boom again like before. And this is exactly the major reasons why we traders clamoured and endorsed Soludo even before primary election because, we knew he has a solution for Anambra State. So, traders supported the decision of Governor Soludo and we will continue to support him” he noted.
Onwuetiaka further disclosed that Ose Market now enjoys conductive business atmosphere, revealing that touts and fake revenue agents have vacated the market following the ban on illegal tolls. He said his Market taskforce and security had also lodged monitoring to ensure that no trader paid money and no tout operates again in their Market.
” We are complying very well in check mating the activities of touting and for now there is nothing like that in Ose Okwodu Market and traders are happy”
He, however, solicited the new administration in the state to urgently rescue them by fixing damaged gulter connecting old Market road to Emejuru street, Ose okwodu junction which he said, is the only access road for traders to bring in their wares inside the Market.
The famous trade Union leader and APGA chieftain noted that traders campaigned extensively for the election of the former Governor of Central Bank (CBN), saying they knew that he would definitely reposition the socio-economic and political development of the state and advised him never to listen to side talks which he said are oppositions who did not vote for him but now clustering him around.
