Today, 2nd of February, Onitsha Main Market traders finally resumed trading after Governor Soludo's threat, which led to the market being shut down for a week.
Onitsha Main Market is one of Nigeria's biggest commercial hubs. Normally, the market hasn't been open on Mondays for more than 3 years now because of security and IPOB threats. According to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Ipob who instructed the citizens in the south-east part of Nigeria to observe "sit at home" every Monday and not go out for any commercial, business, or even personal activities. This has led to the most eastern state in Nigeria to always being on a shutdown every Monday and not engaging in any activity at all. According to Nnamdi Knau, this will continue until the federal government of Nigeria accepts their request.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Anambra state, Governor Soludo, isn't pleased with this anymore and has instructed the trader to resume work on Mondays or risk losing their shops to the government. This was followed by a compulsory shutdown of the market for one week by the state government.
However, as seen this morning, there has been a positive response to the Governor's instruction as Onitsha Main Market reopens their shops today, Monday (2nd of February). We hope the governor provides the necessary safety and security that these citizens need for a successful Monday trading.
