By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week over traders’ failure to comply with the directive to ignore the Monday sit-at-home order.
The directive was issued on Monday during an on-the-spot visit to the market by the governor. Soludo warned that the closure could be extended to one month if traders fail to reopen after the one-week shutdown, adding that security agencies have sealed the market to enforce compliance.
He described the continued closure of shops as economic sabotage, insisting that the government would not tolerate actions undermining public safety and efforts to restore normal economic activities.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, said that from February 2026, civil servants’ salaries would be paid based on attendance on Mondays, following a decision of the State Executive Council.
