SIT-AT-HOME: Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo Reopens Nkwo Nnewi After One-Week Closure
Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has reopened the New Motorcycle Spare Parts Market, popularly known as Nkwo Nnewi, following a one-week shutdown. The governor had through the Special Adviser on Trade and Markets, Evaristus Uba, sealed the market last Monday after he and other officials visited and found low turnout of traders, signaling non-adherence to the government order calling for abolition of the Monday-sit at-home. Uba, who spoke on behalf of the governor, had threatened that if after one week the traders failed to turn up for Monday business, he would extend the ban. But, kit was learnt that the ban was lifted on Monday after the chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Echezona Anazodo, visited the market and found a large turnout of traders. Anazodo said: “I’m happy to know today that traders complied with the order to resume for business. "I want to believe that if there was even half of this turn out last week, the market would not...