By Uzo Ugwunze
The President-General, Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders' Association, (ASMATA), Chief Humphrey Anuna, has inaugurated a 12 man-executive of Igbo Efele market, Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State.
Inaugurating
the executive members led by Mr. Innocent Munonye, the ASMATA PG charged them to be their
brothers' keepers and ensure prompt payment of their market Internally
Generated Revenue, IGR, to help in the infrastructural development of the
state.
He also
urged them to abide by the rules and regulations guiding the markets in the
state hinting that governor Soludo has performed well in all sections of the
economy.
In his
post inaugural speech, the market chairman, Mr. Innocent Nzubechukwu Munonye,
pledged that all traders would be carried along as he is interested in the
welfare of all the traders in the market.
"The
market is a cooperative society and we will ensure that dividends of each
traders gets to him and IGR of state government gets to it, and we hope to
increase the IGR base of the market. We will even use our own money to make sure
we realize government IGR.
"We
pray for progress and prosperity of the market. Whatever that is realized in
the market will be used for the development of the market and there is nothing
like opposition in the market," he disclosed.
"I
commend the ASMATA PG for the good work he has been doing in the markets in the
state, I know him just now that I have been appointed the market chairman, I
commend the governor for finding me
worthy through the traders in our market to be their chairman," he stated.
Also
the pro of the market said that the chairman is God-sent to better the welfare
of the traders adding that just within two weeks he provided steady Power
supply and gave palliatives to some indigent traders.
Contributing,
the sec, stated that they will leave a legacy worthy of emulation on leaving
office as executive members adding that lack of peace is major cause of crisis
in markets.
Also
the financial secretary in his own take added that he never expected to be part
of the executive and commended Governor Soludo for finding them worthy to lead
the market.
The
underlisted persons have been newly constituted as the Caretaker Committee for
Market effective from 18th April, 2024.
Innocent
Munonye. (Chairman), Emeka Okpala. (Vice
Chairman), Daniel Ibekailo (Secretary), Nnaemeka Nwaobi (Asst. Secretary),
Okechukwu Nwangwu (Fin. Secretary), Kingsley Uwakwe
(Treasurer),
Nze Damian Ezeala (P.R.O), Nnamdi Davies (Member), Ikechukwu Kenneth Eluagu
(Member), Oranyika Chizoba (Member), Chibueze Ajuonuma (Member), and Oliver
Ezeh (Member).
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