Emmanuel Ukudolo I Tuesday, July 22, 2025
KOKORI, Ethiope East, Delta, Nigeria – Kokori is bustling like never before – the road which gives access to commuters from all walks of life has been narrowed by activities of traders, allowing just a vehicle to pass at a time.
But nobody gives attention to that inconvenience because it is Kokori Market Day which occurs every 8th day of the week.
Traders from within and surrounding villages have all converged for brisk business, bringing all they have been able to produce in the past eight days for a showcase and to make some cash.
Items on parade include the Yellow Garri, starch, grinding stone, plantain, banana, vegetables, soaps, Kpokpogari also called Tapioca, bread of various types, including the heavily compressed short bread, palm kernel, palm kernel oil, oil bean tree seeds, traps for catching fishes, filters for Garri, red oil, groundnuts, oranges, peanuts, fufu, Cassava, kolanuts and Coconuts, the list is endless.
The local farmers who transform into traders on the market day openly display their goods and wait for the best bargain, exchanging the items for cash unlike in the early 70s when trade by barter was in Vogue.
They smile at you as you make your bargain back and forth until a price agreeable to parties is reached.
But it is usually cheaper unlike what you get in the cities.
So, come the next Kokori Market Day and you will be happy you did.
