The mountain of refuse in the Onitsha Main Market, Anambra state, is
\noverwhelmingly unbearable, making the traders worried and afraid of
\npotential health hazards.<\/p>\n
The refuse littering some access roads of the market have helped to
\nfurther block the drainage channels, causing water flooding, motor and
\nhuman traffic jam.<\/p>\n
Mr. Kenneth Onyeka and Isaac Chika, Chairman and Secretary respectively
\nof the market new leadership however doused the fears of imminent
\nepidemic in the market.<\/p>\n
Onyeka in an interview with journalists\u00a0 in Onitsha on Wednesday said
\nthat steps were being taking including distilling of gutters by the
\ntraders and talking with the government contractor handling the refuse
\nremoval in the market to speed up evacuation.<\/p>\n
“Our major challenge now is to focus on the sanitation in the market as
\nthe state government had ensured enough access roads within for business
\nto thrive.<\/p>\n
“The new access roads by the state government in the market are now a
\ndeparture from what it used to be when we were suffering of not enough
\nroads within.<\/p>\n
“We plead with the government to allow the traders to handle some of
\nthings in the market for easy accountability, particularly the
\nsanitation jobs being handled by its unserious engaged contractor.<\/p>\n
“We, traders have started opening all the blocked drainage channels in
\nthe market for free flow of water in the gutters to enhance
\nenvironmental cleanliness,” Onyeka said.<\/p>\n
According to him, the traders are ready to work with the state
\ngovernment to improve “easy way of doing business in the market”.
\nHe commended the state government on the new strategies of storage levy
\ncollection which had helped to reduce revenue leakages and illegal tolls
\ncollection by touts.<\/p>\n
“No more illegal levy collection in this market for now, government had
\ndone a lot to reduce such in Onitsha main market,” he said.<\/p>\n
Onyeka assured the new leadership of Anambra State Amalgamated Traders
\nAssociation (ASMATA) recently set up by the state government of
\nunalloyed full support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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