Traders and aspirants have kicked against modalities for the
proposed election of market executives for the Onitsha Bridge-Head Drug
Market, otherwise known as “Ogbogwu International market”, urging the
government to ensure that a credible election is held.
Election of market executives has been slated to hold on April 16th
but the present lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic is already a threat
to the proposed date, with some traders raising concerns over guidelines
being implemented by the electoral committee of the market which they
say have been skewed to scare some candidates away and make way for an
anointed candidate.
Chairmanship candidate from the Legacy Group, Ndubisi Chukwuleta,
said the introduction of N250,000 as contestant form fee for the post of
Chairman is not only outrageous but has never happened in the more than
63 other major markets in the state.
He said the interests of the traders in the market is to elect their
leaders who will ensure their welfare and maintain government and other
regulatory agencies’ stipulated guidelines in the market in a
transparent manner devoid of intimidation and harassment.
Another chairmanship candidate, Ugochukwu Nwosu, while noting that
the application form is on the high side though he has picked the form,
appealed that a new date be fixed for the election after the lockdown
over the COVID-19 crisis so that nobody will be disenfranchised during
the election. He said the government should heed the yearnings of the
traders for a congress election where each and every member of the union
will be allowed to vote for their preferred candidates.
Dioguba Uchenna, a candidate for the post of secretary from Legacy
Group, noted that the traders want the election to be conducted using
the option A4 method after proper accreditation with line members
registers instead of delegate option, which the electoral body is
proposing to use in conducting the election.
Commissioner of Commerce and Wealth Creation Chief Uchenna Okafor and
President General, Anambra State Amalgamated Traders Association
(ASMATA) Chief Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu, in their separate comments, promised
to look into the complaints raised by the traders.
When contacted, Secretary of the electoral committee Norbert Okoli
declined to comment, saying only that the committee headed by its
Chairman, Chike Okeke, is in the best position to react to the concerns
raised.
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