The President General, Building Material International Market, Ogidi, Chief Jude Nwankwo has reemphasized that touts have no place in Anambra Markets.
Chief Nwankwo stated this during a special prayer and thanksgiving service to mark the end of the year and to usher in the New Year held at the market.
The special prayers began with festival of carols and nine lessons which reminded Christians the story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus Christ told in nine short bible readings and interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols, hymns and choir anthems.
Speaking at the event, Chief Nwankwo, accompanied by members of his executive, recalled the bleak economic outlook of the year 2022 and expressed joy that the market survived against all odds, made appreciable progress and noted that with God’s guidance, the market witnessed quantum leap in major sectors of the economy.
The market leader who is also a patron of Anambra State Amalgamated Market Traders Association, ASMATA, while interacting with his colleagues asked the traders to key into the state government policies especially in internally generated revenue which he said will pave way for good roads, electricity, schools, industrialization among others and assured the traders that in no distant time, the presence of touts in the markets will be a thing of the past.
Leading the prayers, Brother Bernard Ezeh, congratulated the executive for the people-oriented policies that have promoted love and togetherness in the market, asking the traders to spend more time in things that will please God instead of the things of the world.
One of the founders of the market, Sir Mark Aguiyi and a Woman Leader in the market, Mrs. Queen Nebo, applauded the market executive for their commitment to making the market the best in the state and noted that the monthly prayer has brought about increased love and togetherness for the success of all traders.
Mr. Obinna Ogu, a trader in the market who benefited from the cash support and a representative of the physically challenged students in the state, Oluchukwu Azike showered encomiums on Chief Nwankwo and the market leadership for their care and love and for being a shoulder to lean on at a very difficult moment of their lives and prayed for Gods blessings upon them.
The event featured a minute silence for their departed members, presentation of awards to newly inducted patrons and a cash support of five hundred thousand naira to each of the traders who are facing difficulties in their businesses.
Bags of rice, noodles and toiletries among others, were distributed to members of the market, orphanage homes, beggars, the physically challenged, and the less privileged persons in the community.
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