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NAFDAC: Onitsha traders groan as markets remain under lock

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Traders in Onitsha are currently battling losses occasioned by the continuous shutdown of six major markets in the area by security operatives for more than two weeks now.Nigerian security operatives had taken over the markets and locked up every shop under the guise of clamping down on fake and expired drugs dealers.The affected markets confirmed, include Onitsha Drug market, Oduwani (Power Tools and Allied) market, Surgical Line market, Plumbi…

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NAFDAC: Onitsha traders groan as markets remain under lock

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Optimum Times

Obi Calls For Reopening Of Shutdown Markets In Onitsha

Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi has called for the reopening of neighbouring markets of Ogbo Ogwu Market, in Onitsha because of the inherent socioeconomic benefits to the traders, residents in Onitsha and economic well-being of the state. He recalled that Market such as Rod, Allied and Tools, Plumbing Materials, Timber, Surgical, and Provision Markets were shutdown by regulatory and security agencies because of suspected trading in …

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Global Upfront Newspapers

Reconsider Continued Closure Of Onitsha Head Bridge Market, Peter Obi Tells FG - Global Upfront Newspapers

Former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for the immediate reopening of markets affected by the recent closure of the Head Bridge Market in Onitsha. The market was shut down by regulatory and security agencies due to suspected illegal drug trading within a section known as Ogbo Ogwu. Obi, in a message shared on his X handle on Monday, while condemning illicit…

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Roving Naija

Closure Of Head Bridge Market: A Call For Reconsideration Of Position

By Peter Obi The entire Head Bridge Market in Onitsha has been closed by regulatory and security agencies due to suspected trading in illegal drugs within one section of the market known as Ogbo Ogwu. While one unequivocally condemns such illicit drug trading activities and urges the government to take all necessary measures to eradicate the sale of fake items—especially drugs—and legally prosecute the perpetrators for the health and safety of s…

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National Daily Newspaper

Obi calls for reconsideration of closure of Head Bridge Market

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called for a reconsideration of the closure of the Head Bridge Market, Onitsha, Anambra State, by security agencies. Obi, in a statement on Monday, noted that the entire Head Bridge Market in Onitsha has been closed by regulatory and security agencies due to suspected trading in illegal drugs within one section of the market known as Ogbo Ogwu. Pe…

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