Anambra Government Dissolves Nkwo Umueze Market Leadership Over Defiance of Monday Trading Directive
By Ebele Iyke Odili/Amaka Isikala
The Anambra State Government has dissolved the caretaker committee of Nkwo Umueze Market for failing to comply with the state’s directive mandating full commercial activities on Mondays.
The dissolved committee, led by Mr. Onyeka Ekemezie, has been relieved of its duties with immediate effect.
The former chairman and members of the committee have consequently ceased to function as the recognized leadership of the market.
The decision follows a clear policy position of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo that no market in the state should remain closed on Mondays under any guise.
The Governor had earlier warned that any market leadership found enforcing or encouraging continued closure would be dissolved in the interest of economic stability and public order.
It would be recalled that the Monday sit-at-home, previously imposed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in solidarity with its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has since been relaxed.
The state government has consistently maintained that Anambra’s economic growth and the welfare of its citizens must not be undermined by avoidable disruptions.
Despite repeated engagements and sensitization efforts by the office of the Special Adviser on trade and Market, Nkwo Umunze Market, Orumba South LGA reportedly remained under lock and key on Monday, in contravention of the government’s standing directive aimed at restoring full economic productivity across the state.
Government sources emphasized that market leadership structures exist to facilitate trade, protect traders, and support lawful governance not to obstruct economic activities.
Any action capable of sabotaging the state’s reform-driven economic agenda will not be tolerated.
The dissolution underscores the Soludo administration’s commitment to strengthening market institutions, enforcing discipline within market unions, and safeguarding the livelihood of thousands of traders whose daily earnings depend on uninterrupted commercial operations.
A new caretaker committee is expected to be constituted and inaugurated shortly to ensure compliance with state policies and to reposition the market in alignment with Anambra’s broader economic transformation strategy.
The government reiterated that Anambra remains open for business and will continue to take decisive steps to protect its economic ecosystem from actions that threaten growth, stability, and investor confidence.
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