Woliwo stationaries market seeks members’, tasks Soludo
By polycarp Ifeanyi, Onitsha
The Chairman of Onitsha Printing Paper Dealers Association
( OPPDA) Woliwo Market Onitsha, Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nze Izuchukwu Chiadikobi Ifegbo has passionately appealed to the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo to prevail on their members to relocate to the new site of their Market.
Ifegbo, flanked by his executives equally solicited the Special Adviser to Professor Soludo on Market, Chief Sir Everist Ubah and President-General of Anambra State Amalgamated Traders Association (ASMATA), Chief Humphrey Anuna to as well look into the situation and development of Stationaries Market woliwo.
He said that Stationaries Market Woliwo popularly known as “Ogboakwukwo” Woliwo in Onitsha North Local Government Area has been fully commenced business activities but their only worry is that their members refused to join them.
Nze Ifegbo praised Soludo for his transformative governance in the State which he said Professor Soludo has determined to reposition Anambra State especially Markets, appealing to him to prevail on the stationary dealers who are still operating at New Market Road and Okwe Street to relocate to their new site and occupy their shops instead of operating along the street.
He disclosed that at the period of acquiring the Market new site, all the Stationary dealers pulled resources together and strived to ensure that shops were erected but along the line, some of them flew out from the Market due to troubles from the contractor handling the Market.
The Afunwa-elotanna as he fondly called explained that the administration of Professor Soludo has settled all the pending litigations which scared away some of their members, saying that some litigations were settled through Court process and outside the court.
” So, all we are pleading with the Governor is to give order to those who are still trading along New Market Road and Okwe street to relocate because 80% of them are our members and they have shops at Ogboakwukwo Woliwo Market”
He reassured them not to entertain any fear again and come back so that they would all join hands together to move the Market forward, stressing that the State Government has pledged to install solar lights, access roads and other amenities that deemed necessary to make the Market more standard.
” We want the Governor to assist us to order the traders to peacefully come back to the Market where they belong but if they refuse to relocate to occupy their shops, let Government support us to give out those shops to another people who mighty need them so that in the future they should not complain or blame Government and our executives”
” So, contractor is currently building shops massively in the Market and every other things are moving smoothly. Nothing is lacking in the Market now. We want the Market to be booming more than before. It would accommodate both people dealing on empty cartons and Stationaries. Therefore, Government, please help us because we can not take law into our hands”
“I believe that through Government authority, all these traders blocking the street along New Market and Okwe street should vacate immediately with assurance that they would not encounter further challenges from the contractor. I also believed that Chief Sir Ubah would use his good office to assist us in this situation. Also, as a Special Adviser to Soludo on Market if he approach those people, they would obey him” Nze Ifegbo concluded.
