Traders jubilate, hail Soludo for removing Obinna Ngonadi as markets overseer

Maduako Igbokwe l Sunday, November 13, 2022

 

ONITSHA, Nigeria – Anambra State  traders have commended    Prof Charles Soludo for removing Dr. Obinna Ngonadi as commissioner in charge of markets.

They thanked the governor for listening to their cries and taking over the Ministry of Trade and Commerce from the hands of Dr. Obinna Ngonadi who is now the Commissioner for Industry. The traders expressed happiness over the removal of Ngonadi as the commissioner in charge of Ministry of Trade and  Commerce.

Speaking on behalf of the traders,   Chief Ben  Uzuegbu (SAN), counsel to Ndubuisi Ochiogu,  who dragged Ngonadi to   Ogbaru High  Court over his  removal  as the elected Chairman of Ogbaru Main Market without  completing   his tenure said  Soludo has  a listening ears, adding that he  is  on the ground.

According to him, by removing Dr. Obinna Ngonadi from Trade and Commerce, Soludo has demonstrated that he does not want anything that will tarnish his administration image in the state. He disclosed  that he has filed a notice of discontinuance of the case between his client and Dr. Obinna Ngonadi in Court because they are happy about his removal by  the governor.

Uzuegbu also  expressed optimism that  the governor will complete   and resolve the numerous problems  Dr. Obinna Ngonadi created in Anambra markets.

On his own part, Chief Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu, the President General  of Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders (ASMATAS),  an umbrella body of all the markets in Anambra State praised Prof Soludo for doing the needful by removing  Dr. Obinna Ngonadi as Commissioner in charge of trade and commence in the state.

According to him, Ngonadi committed a lot of  atrocities in Anambra markets, wishing that the governor will  address the issues since he is in charge now.  He appealed to all those that  instituted Court cases against the Government of the state to withdraw them  because they have nothing against the Governor but Dr Obinna Ngonadi.

The  ASMATA  president also said applauded the removal of Dr. Obinna Ngonadi whom he alleged fraudulently extended the tenure of some Caretaker Committees in Anambra State markets, Ekwegbalu  pleaded with the Governor to do something about his  atrocious activities in markets.

He assured   the continuous support and loyalty  of Anambra traders to Governor Soludo’s administration. Meanwhile, the matter against the state  government could not hold last Friday November 11, 2022,  because of the absence of the  trial Judge, Justice Alexius Okuma. It has been adjourned to November 30, 2022, for withdrawal.