ONITSHA MARKET CLOSURE: TRADERS IN EBONYI REJECT PROTEST, SHOW SUPPORT FOR SOLUDO
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BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR
Indigenous people from Ebonyi State who are doing business in Anambra State have said they won’t take part in any planned protests over the closing of the Onitsha Main Market. They fully support Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, in his decision to keep markets open on Mondays for full commercial activity.
The Ebonyi Town Union in Anambra State shared this message in a statement released by its leader, Moses Igwe, in Onitsha on Friday.
Igwe told Ebonyi traders to stay away from any actions that might cause trouble or put their lives and businesses in danger.
He explained that Soludo’s Monday business rule is meant to help traders and make the state‘s economy stronger.
He also said that closing the market often leads to more losses for traders.
He said, “Closing markets every Monday is not helping anyone. It is even more damaging to the traders themselves. Sit-at-home actions would not secure the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
“Non-indigenes, particularly Ebonyi traders, often bear the brunt whenever protests turn violent. We advise our kinsmen to completely disassociate themselves from any form of demonstration against government policy.
“Ebonyi people are peace-loving, law-abiding residents who have enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Soludo administration.
“Governor Soludo is a brother and a friend to Ebonyians. His government has shown us goodwill.”
Igwe pointed to appointments given to Ebonyi indigenes in the state government and the construction of a general hospital in Okpoko—home to a large Ebonyi population—as clear evidence of the administration’s inclusive governance.
“Ebonyi indigenes in Okpoko are major beneficiaries of the general hospital built by this administration. No Ebonyi man or woman should go against the directives of a government that has supported us,” he added.
He therefore asked traders throughout Anambra State to start their businesses again on Mondays, stressing that economic stability and living peacefully with each other, not protests, are the best ways to achieve progress for everyone.
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