flush out sit tight line Chairmen, to float ICT centre.
Eche Nwaobasi reporting from White House Main Market Onitsha
Chief Chijioke Okpalaugo, the newly government appointed Caretaker Chairman of Onitsha Main Market has assumed office together with his entire executive at the White House, the official head quarters of the market, last Tuesday.
Speaking to newsmen immediately after a prayer session to herald his administration in the market, Chief Okpalaugo, while expressing thanks to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra, for giving him an opportunity together with his executives to serve the market which is the biggest market in West Africa. He promised that he will give security maintenance a top priority, stressing that he will do much to ensure that the market is adequately protected. Apart from this, that other areas he is going to give attention are building of a perfect synergy between the market traders and state government on payments of revenues, taxations, etc.
Other areas he said he is going to tackle head long is the issue of sit-tight syndrome of most line chairmen in the market, explaining that he will make sure that any line chairman who has overstayed will be made to vacate his chair, and conduct a new election for a new person to come on board. “Am going to ensure that all manners of impunities are stepped. I will fight corruption, no matter whoever that is involved or an organization; I will adopt an open door policy, if anybody is aggrieved, he or she is free to come to my office and see me for such problem to be resolved immediately, I will also establish an ICT center for any trader of the market who is interested to learn ICT to come up and learn free of charge.”
Hon. Chukwudi Omaliko, the new secretary of the market, said that they are going to run an open door policy and will not favour any person while making decisions that concern the market. He also thanked Gov, Soludo, for giving them the opportunity to serve. He solicited the cooperation of the traders because they were there to serve them. Adding his voice, Pastor Uche Emefo, coordinator main market prayer group thanked Gov. Soludo for appointing the new executive of the market saying that he is optimistic that they will pilot the affairs of the market with fear of God.