By Uzo Ugwunze
In her bid to ensure 100 per cent votes for Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, of Anambra State, come 2025 gubernatorial election, the Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders' Association, ASMATA, has continued her inauguration of Soludo Support Group, SSG, with the latest inauguration being held at Electrical parts market, Ugwuagba Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area.
As usual, the ASMATA prayer
group led by the coordinator, Pastor Jeremiah, had after his homily, that
preceded the inauguration, gave way for the proper business of the day which
was the inauguration and subsequent swearing in of the market SSG team.
Shortly after the prayer
session, the ASMATA President General, PG, Chief Humphrey Anuna, addressed the
traders on the need for the formation of the SSG in the markets adding that the
governor did not only restore peace and tranquility in the markets but also
ushered in decorum in market leadership.
Chief Anuna also stressed the
need for traders in the market to always stand by the truth if they want to
make it in life and at the same time make heaven.
He lamented that traders lack
knowledge which makes them to mess up stating that when one believes in God he
will not have problem in his life saying that truth helps one to progress in life.
"Governor Soludo has come
to better the welfare of the people and all can attest to it. We are not here
for campaign, but to create awareness on the numerous achievements of the
governor, when the time comes for campaign we talk about that. We are here to
inaugurate the team that will create awareness on the governor's achievements
in two years," Anuna stated.
He disclosed to the traders of
#40 billion loan by WEMA bank to traders in the state and urged them to apply
immediately through the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture,
even as he advised interested traders to visit his office for details on how to
get the loan.
Chief Anuna specifically told
importers in the market to make use of the loan opportunity to enable them
extend the kind gesture to their apprentice traders who according to him will benefit
in one way or the order.
In his Inauguration/swearing in
speech, the state chairman of ASMATA SSG, comrade Peter Okala, charged the
inaugurated team led by the market chairman, Chief John Bosco Onunkwo, to
intensify creation of awareness on Soludo's achievements.
He told them that in each of
the lines in the market two traders will be appointed to help spread the good
news of the Governor's achievements stating that his achievements are there for
everyone to see.
Okala listed some of the
governor’ s achievements in just two years to include, roads construction,
employment of medical personnel, teachers, installation of street solar lights,
free medical care to pregnant mothers, employment of youths through one youth
two skills initiative, among others.
He reminded both indigenes and non-indigenes
of the traders in the market of the need to procure voting cards as instrument
of power to reelect Governor Soludo for second tenure adding that those who
voted outside the state should no transfer their cards to the state for Soludo.
"This is a state where you
make your business, built your house, married, trained your children, among
others. The state does you well, why can't you vote for governor Soludo who has
done all these things for yo," he queried.
In his response, the market
chairman who is also the leader of the market SSD, Onunkwo, expressed
satisfaction with the efforts of the ASMATA PG and his executives towards
ensuring return of governor Soludo for second tenure and urged them not to
relent.
He stated that the governor has
done a lot to warrant returning him for second tenure pledging 99.5 per cent
votes for him from traders in the market come the governorship election in
2025.
In his vote of thanks the
pioneer market chairman, Chief Innocent Okey Muojekwu, on behalf of all the
traders and incumbent chairman, expressed satisfaction and commended ASMATA PG,
his team and governor Soludo for all their efforts in Anambra state.
"We traders are happy for
all your advice, mostly the loan you are fighting to get for traders. Our
chairman said earlier that we will give the governor 99.9 per cent of votes
because he is doing marvelously well," he affirmed
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