{"id":195186,"date":"2026-02-17T03:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:32:23","slug":"monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders","title":{"rendered":"Monday Sit-at-Home: Soludo Closes Shops, Praises Traders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Anambra State Government has again sealed shops belonging to traders in markets around Onitsha and its environs for failing to open on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the sealed shops were at the Building Materials Market, Ogidi, where traders did not open for business on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The state government, however, commended many traders who came to the market that day, especially those at the Electrical Parts Dealers Market, Obosi.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Adviser to the Governor on Markets, Evarist Uba, undertook a routine monitoring exercise to assess the level of compliance with the state government\u2019s directive for markets to open on Mondays.<\/p>\n<p>During the tour, Uba reported that a substantial number of shops at the Electrical Parts Dealers Market, Obosi, were open for business on Monday, marking a notable departure from the prolonged weekly lockdowns that have stifled economic activities across the state.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe Obosi Electrical Parts Market is a key hub for electrical components in the Southeast, and I\u2019m happy to see a significant level of activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is intentionally building a state that embraces productivity. The government of Anambra State, under the leadership of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, is highly impressed by the courage and patriotism displayed by the electrical parts dealers in Obosi, as 80 percent of the market is open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir decision to open their shops is a clear testament to their faith in the government\u2019s efforts to restore peace and their commitment to the economic prosperity of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the Building Materials Market, Ogidi, some shops that were under lock and key were sealed by the state government. The Special Adviser commended those who complied and warned that the sealed shops would remain closed for two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders of the markets who spoke during the tour expressed their support for the government\u2019s stance.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Electrical Parts Dealers Association, Obosi, Chike Onunkwo, and Chief Jude Nwankwo, President of the International Building Materials Market, Ogidi, praised the enhanced security provided by the state.<\/p>\n<p>They pointed out that the government has shown commitment and, as such, traders must play their part in rebuilding the state economy.<\/p>\n<p>The monitoring committee comprised the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, AVM Ben Chiobi (rtd); and the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Aburime.<\/p>\n<p>The team also visited other major markets in Nnewi and Onitsha, among others, to monitor compliance with the government\u2019s directive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Anambra State Government has again sealed shops belonging to traders in markets around Onitsha and its environs for failing to open on Monday. Most of the sealed shops were at the Building Materials Market, Ogidi, where traders did not open for business on Monday. The state government, however, commended many traders [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":195185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-195186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Monday Sit-at-Home: Soludo Closes Shops, Praises Traders - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Anambra State Government has again sealed shops belonging to traders in markets around Onitsha and its environs for ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Monday Sit-at-Home: Soludo Closes Shops, Praises Traders\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Anambra State Government has again sealed shops belonging to traders in markets around Onitsha and its environs for ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T02:24:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T03:32:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771299081.011678.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Monday Sit-at-Home: Soludo Closes Shops, Praises Traders\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-17T02:24:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-17T03:32:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders\"},\"wordCount\":428,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771299081.011678.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/monday-sit-at-home-soludo-closes-shops-praises-traders\",\"name\":\"Monday Sit-at-Home: Soludo Closes Shops, Praises Traders - 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