Sanitation: Anambra Market traders procure refuse evacuation vehicle 

By Cyprian  Ebele, Onitsha 

The president general of the Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders’ Association, ASMATA, Humphrey Anuna, has applauded the executives of  Mgbuka Obosi Old Motor Spare Parts market, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, led by its chairman, Samuel Ifurunwa for the procurement of a tipper for evacuation of refuse in the market.

He made the commendation through his director on media, Mrs Chinwe Nwacham when he arrived at the market with the vehicle; “I am not surprised by the procurement of the tipper for evacuation of refuse in the market.

“This is one of the many good things he has done in the market and we in government know he is performing. He won a prize for the market on IGR generation and restored peace in the market. He is the type of market leader we want and he needs your support to keep the flag flying,” he stated.

 Speaking on what informed his procurement of the tipper, Ifurunwa who lauded the PG for his contribution towards moving markets in the state forward, disclosed that, the tipper was an abandoned riket vehicle owned by the market, stating that he resolved to furnish the vehicle following lack of evacuating refuse vehicle in the market.

” This is our old vehicle I inherited that has been abandoned without working on it by the past administrations and so I took it to the mechanic at Nkpor, for refurbishing. We changed almost everything in the vehicle and it turned into a new brand one, it belongs to our market. “However, to repair to this standard cost us a whopping sum of about #6.7 million,” he disclosed.

On the sources of the fund he revealed that, “In collaboration with stakeholders that always listen to me, we were able to raise the money.

Also on what informed the repair of the vehicle the market boss reiterated that it was prompted by lack of evacuation refuse vehicles stating that at the end of sanitation exercise carried out every second week of Thursday, hired vehicles evacuated the refuse at a very exorbitant price.