Traders in Onitsha metropolis, today, complied with Anambra State Government’s directive to open for business on Mondays.

Since August 9, 2021, major markets and business premises in the South East, Anambra State inclusive, were either shut or maintained skeletal services on Mondays following the every Monday Sit-At-Home order by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB.

Several attempts to end the exercise had failed despite the Leader of group, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu urging followers to disregard the continuous exercise.

However, last week, Governor Chukwuma Soludo visited various markets in Onitsha where he announced his government’s determination to end the anti-progressive exercise and to provide needed security for seamless trading activities to take place.

At some of the markets visited by the ABS earlier today, traders were seen selling their goods as customers were trooping in and out of the market in their numbers while some markets witnessed low turnout of customers.

Markets visited include Onitsha Printing Paper Dealers Market, Woliwo; Electronic Dealers Market, Bridge Head; Coke Market, Okpoko; Relief Market, among others.

Speaking to the ABS, some traders, Chiefs Izuchukwu Ifegbu, Ndubisi Ochiogu, and Sir Dona Obi, lauded Governor Soludo ‘s massive love for traders, which was shown by the provision of security agencies in the market to ensure hitch-free business activities and noted that traders came out as directed but there was low patronage.

At Coke market Okpoko, there was a massive turnout of traders and their customers as people were trooping in to purchase different goods.

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