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Onitsha, Ogbaru Main Markets, Observe Soludo’s Order On Sit-at-Home – Pray for Release of Nnamdi Kanup

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Alphonsus Nweze The multi-billion Naira Onitsha Main Market and Ogbaru Main Market popularly known as Relief Market joined other markets in Anambra State to observe Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s order to use every Monday to conduct environmental sanitation exercise and hold prayer for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Governor Soludo from inception of his administration had wanted to use force to cancel the Sit-at-Home in the State and reopen the markets but the strategy has been unsuccessful. Hence the latest strategy of using…

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We’ll shut down shops of traders who fail to clean their surroundings – Ochiogu

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Alphonsus Nweze The Chairman of Ogbaru Main Market, Chief Ndubuisi Ochiogu, has vowed to shut down the shops of traders who refused to align with the directive of Governor Chukwuma Soludo that every trader should clean his environment, including the drainage system in front of his shop. Ochiogu spoke last Friday, April 7, 2023 which was declared environmental exercise day for every trader in the market. He expressed happiness that majority of the traders joined in the exercise especially the cleaning and excavation of dirts from gutters. Explaining the benefits…

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Ogbaru Market Case: Justice Okuma adjourns till July 22 for judgment

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Alphonsus Nweze Justice Alexious Okuma of Atani, Anambra State High Court, has adjourned till July 22, 2022, for judgement in the fundamental right application brought by Chief Ndubuisi Ochiogu and others against the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Obinna Ngonadi, and Attorney-General of the State. In the case, Ochiogu through his lawyer is praying the court to quash his sack and replacement with a Caretaker Committee by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry without hearing his side of the allegations in which they relied on to sack him in…

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Court determines Relief market fate, Friday, as power tussle lingers

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An Atani High Court presided by Justice Alexius Okuma, will Friday July 1, 2022 , determine whether Anambra State Government through the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry can sack an elected executives of Ogbaru Main Market, popularly called Relief Market, led by Mr. Ndubuisi Ochiogu. In a fundamental right application brought by Ochiogu’s counsel, Chief Ben Uzuegbu (SAN) against Dr. Obinna Ngonadi, the State Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Industry and the Attorney-General of the State. Ochiogu is praying the court that he cannot be removed as chairman of the…

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Stop harassing Ogbaru Market leaders, Court orders Ngonadi, others

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Alphonsus Nweze Justice Alexius Okuma of Atani High Court has directed the Anambra State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Christian Ngonadi and other officials of the Ministry to stop harassing the chairman of Ogbaru Main Market, Chief Ndubuisi Ochiogu and the members of his executives with security operatives. Justice Okuma issued the order on Friday when the case brought by Ochiogu led executive against the Commissioner for Commerce and Attorney-General of the state came up for hearing at Onitsha High Court.The directive came following the complaints by the counsel…

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Tension grips Anambra markets over imposition of Caretakers

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Alphonsus Nweze Palpable tension has gripped markets in Anambra State following the imposition of Caretaker Committees on the 31 markets whose leaderships were sacked some weeks ago. The imposition of Caretaker leadership came inspite of court injunction from some markets directing that the Ministry of Commerce and Trade to maintain status quo ante bellum. The Ogbaru Main Market known as Relief Market had gone to court to obtain injunction against the sacking of its elected executive even when there was no justifiable reason. But shortly after the order of Anambra…

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Suspension of Ogbaru Market Elected Executive: Court directs status quo maintained

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Alphonsus Nweze The Anambra State High Court sitting in Atani, Ogbaru Judicial Division, has directed the State Commissioner for Trade, Commerce, and Industry, Dr.Obinna Ngonadi and the Attorney General of Anambra State to maintain the status quo in Ogbaru Main Market Traders Association (Relief Market).Justice A.O. Okuma, who gave the order following motion exparte seeking an interim order of the court to restrain the respondents from removing the elected executive of the market adjourned the hearing to June 3, 2022.Barrister B.C. Uzuegbu (SAN), had in a Suit No. AT/MISC43/2922 brought…

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Sack of Market Leaders: Reinstate Ochiogu, Traders Urge Soludo

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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has been urged to immediately reinstate the executives of Ogbaru Main Market led by Chief Ndubuisi Ochiogu . A cross-section of the traders who spoke to newsmen after the executives of the market was sacked by a statement released to both social media platforms and mainstream media faulted the sacking of duly elected executives of the market. The new Commissioner for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Ngonadi in the statement said the election conducted by the market and supervised by the Ministry on…

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