Anselem Anokwute
Traders at the popular Naze International Cluster Market Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo has reiterated their unflinching support and Vote of Confidence in the Chairman Comrade Uchenna Anaege fondly called Oil Money.
Reacting to a frivolous and blackMail against the Authentic Chairman, Comd Isianaege by some disgruntled members of the Market who falsified claims to be
the Executives members of the market to deceive the general public in a publication in an Imo State based tabloid described the publishers as inexperienced and half baked Journalists.
Speaking, Retired Senior Police Officer and Chairman Conflicts Resolution and Dispute Management Committee Naze International Cluster Market Owerri, High Chief Kingsley Chukwuezi described the situation as a fight to return the market back to darkness age as the new Executive under, Comd Anaege, has done well to attract meaningful development and peace in the market to the chargrain of the detractors.
The Secretary Naze International Cluster Market, Mr. Ugochukwu Njoku said that the market are intact and peaceful except for few individuals who are causing trouble by trying to use the name of the Executive to extort money before the Chairman Comrade Uchenna Anaege relieved them of the position and appointed other people with good record on their position.
According to him the market under their watch has witnessed a tremendous development including, clearing of refuse dumped over the years, Dredging and fillings with concrete in all the internal roads , Erosion Control building of public Toilets facilities and 24 hours security of the market.
Others are, restoration of peace and eradication of monopoly through the kicking against formation of illegal unionism and constant quarrel among the traders over multiplicity of stalls ownership and organization of the Market Free Zone in a good shape.
Mr Njoku said that the Executives of Naze International Cluster Market Owerri are united and together under Comrade Uchenna Anaege fondly called Oil Money and dissuaded the malicious and destructive publication claims to indicts the able Chairman, Comrade Uchenna Anaege whereas those claimed to be in charge as the market Executives are not even traders in the market.
On her contributions, Welfare Leader, Mrs Stella Ogwudire said that, she feels like crying over the allegations against her able and honest, Chairman, Comrade Uchenna Anaege and described the perpetrators as the evil people working against the good intentions of the market and those eating under the crisis.
Responding, Comrade Uchenna Anaege, fondly called Oil Money said that, the reason why he invited Newsmen to the market is to create room for independent investigations in the matter. He said that the market is peaceful and business owners are enjoying his tenure but those without shops and goods to sell and were only thinking of how to enriched their pockets through others by fumbling to cause crisis.
He explained that, the only Levy payable by the traders are the ones generally acceptable by the market to ensure security and maintenance of the market on regular basis.
According to him, the issue of the blackmail to tarnish his hard earned image is coming from few individuals, including his former Disciplinary Committee Chairman, Mr. Ikechukwu Ezenwa who was busy using his name to allegedly intimidate and extort money from the innocent members of the market.
He maintained that none of the name in the newspaper was among the Executives of the market and wonder how the media establishment will go ahead on publication without balance reports.
On the issue of selling of stalls, Comd Isianaege said that the stalls are not in his hand to sale as it’s under purveyors of Imo State Amalgamated Market Traders Association ISAMATA while he explained that his development profile in the market is so high to the intimidation of his detractors including the five days gredging of the Market internal roads to make it well conducive for traders and customers.