Chai! Na big news wey dey happen for South-East o! Nnamdi Kanu, di leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), don drop bombshell say make di Monday sit-at-home wey don dey affect di region for long time no go happen again!
As E go hot on February 9, 2026, people don dey rush back to dia businesses as di economy wan begin shine again after years of wahala. Na like miracle, wey people for areas like Onitsha, Awka, and Aba don begin show face for market again. Dem no tire!
For Anambra State, market like Onitsha Main Market don reopen with traders dey display dia wares, even though early morning no too sweet with plenty people. Banks and schools still dey ginger to catch fire, but di fear wey still dey for ground no fit fully take am away yet.
One trader wey no fit hide im joy, Mrs. Adanna Okere, gree talk say, “All my fellow traders don shine eye. Even if customer no plenty like Saturday, we sabi say dis one na major step forward.” Na true talk sha! Di people dey use every chance dem get to start di business wey don dey on hold for too long.
Imo State too catch di vibe as Owerri markets dey open well. Ekeonunwa and World Bank Market dey jam with action! People dey buy, people dey sell, even banks don join di groove. Schools dey receive students wey don show face, and civil servants dey do dia job too.
For Abia State, no wahala to be seen! Markets dey run like say dem never know sit-at-home at all. Traders don return with full force, and lawmakers dey smile as dem see say citizens dey enjoy dia freedom. Enugu don follow suit too, as dem dey gather for early morning market with plenty people wey dey bargain price!
IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful drop some serious gist about dis sit-at-home cancellation. E talk say dem still dey feel di pain of im leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wey still dey locked up. As some people still dey inside house, em no blame dem. E say, “Dis Monday no be enforced, na di choice of di people. Freedom na wetin we go choose!”
Dis market opening na big win after how many years of stunt wey cash carry commot for di business world. Even Governor Chukwuma Soludo gree show face for Onitsha Main Market to assure traders say dem dey protected this time. Na time wey people fit go market on Monday again wan finally land!
In essence, di story na say people dey ready to put fear aside as di government and di people dey work to restore normalcy. Na so life start dey begin again for di South-East, as dem no wan miss out on di money wey dey waka.
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