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Soludo outlaws sit-at-home, directs Anambra workers, markets to resume on Mondays

March 25, 2022

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Friday put paid to the sit-at-home by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra and ordered the state’s civil servants and markets to resume work on Mondays.

At a separate meeting with market leaders, Soludo said the state government would no longer tolerate the shutting down of markets on Mondays.

He and the market leaders agreed that markets would reopen fully on Monday April 4, 2022.

Soludo held a town hall meeting with all the market leaders in all Anambra markets and also the leaders of the respective transport unions in the state.

The meeting which took place at the Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Center Awka, was attended by the Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Security Agencies, among others.

Soludo while addressing the gathering noted that his istration has great plans for all Anambra markets

The Governor who noted that the market leaders and transporters are critical stakeholders in the new Anambra project said that the economy of Anambra is dominated by the commercial sector.

He restated his commitment towards cleaning up all the markets but empathized that all must hands to restore Anambra to it’s prime status.

He said that his istration will review the market leadership, park management system and promised to restore the master plan of Onitsha.

The Governor regretted the way people erect structures against the physical planning of the state and maintained that his istration will not entertain such primitive conduct.

The Governor assured to conduct a free, fair and open election in all the markets and review their of reference in the interest of the state come next year.

Governor Soludo said that the goal is to make doing business in Anambra a pleasurable experience and empathized that the Monday sit- at-home should end as a way of achieving that objective but noted that his government is open for dialogue against breakdown.

Maintaining that Anambra loses about 19.6 billion naira at every Monday sit-at-home, Governor Soludo said that there are better ways to channel protests and agitations rather than suffering the Innocent.

Governor Soludo who noted that there is no conflict that dialogue, in good faith, cannot resolve, reiterated his governments determination to urgently restore peace and security in Anambra, and sorts for the active cooperation and collaboration of all stakeholders even as he harped on the need for those in the bush to lay down their arms and in building the state.

It was unanimously resolved at the meeting that starting from 4th April 2022, all Anambra markets and roads should be busy with usual commercial activities.

The President, Anambra Amalgamated Traders Association, ASMATA, Chief Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu in a vote of thanks, assured that they will continue to the policies and programs of the government directed towards making Anambra a more liveable place.

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Dem talk say , as long as Kanu is still in jail
Monday sit at home will never stop ,
But i want to ask a question.....
Why other states like Imo,.Abia , Enugu, Ebony don't practice this useless monday sit at home Kanu is not from Anambra , I really tired for my igbo people,

Even though I know that many People sit at home because they are afraid of UGM

Who want to die?

Good... Soludo on a rescue mission! One thing is to write that letter another is to provide security for those workers against those hoodlum that may attack them on their way to work or while going back.

Another issue is i don't see it feasible now only if those bus, taxi and keke drivers will also cancel their sit at home because many of those worker depends on public transport.

But it's all a nice move.

Governor Soludo said that there are better ways to channel protests and agitations rather than suffering the Innocent.

How is jubrin innocent?

Is the sit at home not to suffer jubrin?

Anyway, this will be the first clash between Soludo and ipob pigs who have set aside every Monday for free robbery, rape and killing of any one with opinion different from that of lamidi kwanu.

Nice one
Anambra is in capable hands.
God bless Igboland.
God bless Apga.

Soludo solution..

OBIANO Na pure drunk .. that encourage rif rats to turn anambra to Ebony extension

Why won’t they him.. Anambra State is solidly behind Soludo



People wey IPOB. Even the hunt ..

Soludo, IPOB is solidly behind you on this

Someone with balls

Great

This man is someone with balls. Confront IpOB terrorist head to head.

He’s not like the remaining sissy governors in the SE. I also like how Umahi is also handling the IPOB terrorists.

Soludo 1
IPOB terrorists 0

gidgiddy:
IPOB has no Monday sit at home, they cancelled that since last year

One IPOB terrorists spokesperson spotted. If they cancelled since last year, why is Soludo having a meeting with civil servants? You think he’s daft?

A governor said something and a nobody on Nairaland is saying otherwise.

It's already happening, Okoro vs Okoro civil war, just like the world ed Ukraine against the aggressor Russia, Nigerians are going to Anambra state government against the Mkpurumiris aka human cannibals.
We as spectators are going to put Mazi Soludo in special prayers against these onions bandits.

Kudos Soludo

Soludo go collect from ipobs. He'd soon realize that Kanu is the supreme commander of Alaigbo and nobody else can reverse his orders

Let wait and see what will happen Ipob vs Anambra people

he should also apply some wisdom , make em no overdo

So you mean to tell me the Monday sit-at-home nonsense still holds? Wow!

Let's see how bandit will be against this move.

Nice one

Anything to speed up development in Anambra state is welcomed.......


Nice one.....

Nice move...
But the question is: Are the market leaders etc,, the issue? He should appeal to the unknown gunmen to sheathe their swords


Otherwise the people are scared of opening on mondays cos he won't be there when they go on rampage destroying and killing spree

Kk

IPOB has no Monday sit at home, they cancelled that since last year


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/mondays-sit-at-home-remains-cancelled-ipob/amp/

i doubt he can achieve this unless he arm street agberos to look after unknown gunmen.

Laudable....


But I hope he has put machinery in motion to guarantee the safety and security of the citizens?

Make dem nor turn dem to collateral damage.

MISPLACED PRIORITY



WRONG MOVE


NOBODY WILL COMPLY, DEM WAN DIE?

Good development
I hope these urchins don't frustrate him on this..


Meanwhile, i was at upper iweka and indeed sanity has been restored there, couldn't see any touts gallivanting around..

Ok
Soludo, I ire you but why not arrange security first before this announcement. Nigeria police is incapable of containing the activities of these unknown gun men.