Development: Traders tasked to be law abiding, pay IGR in Anambra

By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha

Market traders in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, have been tasked to ensure prompt payment of their market Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, to help in the infrastructural development of the state.

The President General, Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders’ Association, ASMATA, Humphrey Anuna made this known during the inauguration of a 12-man cooperative society, (Ogbo Efele) market executive members in the state.

He charged the new executive members led by Mr. Innocent Munonye to be their brothers’ keepers and should abide by the rules and regulations guiding the markets in the state, adding that governor Soludo has performed well in all sectors of the economy.

Responding, the new market chairman, Innocent Nzubechukwu Munonye, pledged that all traders would be carried along as he is interested in the welfare of all the traders in the market.

“The market is a cooperative society and we will ensure that dividends of each trader gets to him and IGR of state government gets to it, and we hope to increase the IGR base of the market. We will even use our own money to make sure we realize government IGR.

“We pray for progress and prosperity of the market. Whatever that is realized in the market will be used for the development of the market and there is nothing like opposition in the market,” he disclosed.

“I commend the ASMATA PG for the good work he has been doing in the markets in the state, I know him just now that I have been appointed the market chairman, I commend the governor for finding me worthy through the traders in our market to be their chairman,” he stated.

Also, the Public Relation’s Officer, of the market, Nze Damian Ezeala, said that the chairman was God-sent to better the welfare of the traders adding that just within two weeks he provided steady Power supply and gave palliatives to some indigent traders.

Contributing, the secretary, Daniel Ibekailo, stated that they would leave a legacy worthy of emulation on leaving office as executive members, adding that lack of peace is major cause of crisis in markets.

Also, the financial secretary, Okechukwu Nwangwu, in his own take added that he never expected to be part of the executive and commended Governor Soludo for finding them worthy to lead the market.

The 12 man executive included,
Innocent Munonye, chairman, Emeka Okpala, vice Chairman, Daniel Ibekailo, secretary, Nnaemeka Nwaobi, assistant Secretary, Okechukwu Nwangwu, financial Secretary and Kingsley Uwakwe.

Others were, Nze Damian Ezeala Public Relations Officer. Nnamdi Davies, member , Ikechukwu Kenneth Eluagu, member, Oranyika Chizoba, member, Chibueze Ajuonuma, member and Oliver Ezeh member.