My people, make I gist you wetin dey happen for Anambra! Dem don finally open Onitsha Main Market after week wey traders dey gree sit down for house. Na Governor Chukwuma Soludo wey order this closure because traders no wan follow am talk say make dem no observe sit-at-home on Mondays. But no wahala, as di market don resume today, February 2, 2026, and everybody fit jump back to business!
Last week, Governor Soludo come dey waka around di market with im security guys, assess wetin dey go on. E come make am clear say if di traders no comply, dem go fit shut di market down for another month. Na serious matter oh! So, traders get di gist and dem don gather o, no time to waste!
Di Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, don confirm say di one-week closure don finish. E clear say traders fit come back to do wetin dem know how to do best. Mefor come dey urge dem make dem no mind any wahala wey dey come from non-state actors wey dem sabi say don dey cause problem for di area. It better make people no carry fear come market!
As e be now, anybody wey no go open shop today fit hear am from di government. Mefor don talk say if civil servants no go work on Monday, dem no go see pay. And parents wey no send di pikin go school go face di consequences! E no go funny!
Majority of di traders don dey sharp ready to open shop again after di security don promise dem maximum protection. Even di armed forces dey everywhere now, make sure sey nobody go cause wahala for market. Dem don deploy soldiers and police, all dis heavy military wahala dey ensure di market dey safe. No be small something!
As my pipo dey glee for reopening, we go still dey keep eye. E get some people wey still dey vex as di sit-at-home order don dey worry dem. Some traders come gather waka for street dey shout “Say no to Monday,” while local boys dey carry placards to protest di closure. Wetin you go expect when dem disobey di law? Everybody na activist for di matter!
But one thing wey clear be say, anybody wey dey sell for Anambra don pick sense. Dey don see di benefit wey dey come from doing business every day. Mefor don add say make traders report any security issue wey fit arise to di emergency line, wey be 5111. No shaking, no drama. E go beta for all of us!
Biko, everybody wey dey depend on di market, make you prepare well and dey shine your eye! Onitsha Main Market don open again, go make your money! No time for play!
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