Governor Chukwuma Soludo has held a town hall meeting with all the market leaders and 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 State Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Security Agencies, among others.
Governor Soludo while addressing the gathering noted that his administration has great plans for all Anambra markets and disclosed that the market leaders and transporters are critical stakeholders in the new Anambra project even as he said that the economy of the state is dominated by the commercial sector.
The governor restated his commitment towards cleaning up all the markets in Anambra but maintained that everybody must join hands to restore Anambra to its prime status.
According to him, his administration will review the market leadership, park management system and promised to restore the master plan of Onitsha and regretted the way people erect structures against the physical planning standard of the state and maintained that his administration will not entertain such unlawful conducts any longer.
He assured to conduct a free, fair and open election in all the markets and review their terms of reference in the interest of the state next year, as the goal is to make doing business in Anambra a pleasurable experience and stated that the Monday sit- at-home should end as a way of achieving his objective but noted that his government is open for dialogue at any given time.
Maintaining that Anambra loses about nineteen point six 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 residents of the state and reiterated his government’s determination to urgently restore peace and security in Anambra and seeks for 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 join in building the state.
It was unanimously resolved at the meeting that from fourth April 2022, all Anambra markets and roads should be busy with usual commercial activities.
The President, Anambra State Amalgamated Traders Association, ASMATA, Chief Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu in a vote of thanks, assured that they will continue to support the policies and programmes of the government geared towards making Anambra a better livable place.
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