Tomorrow, Tuesday February 4 is Nkwo Ariam market day, one of the weekly markets in Ikwuano LGA, Abia state. But the market may not hold as the Osoigwe Ariam community are as at time of going to press mobilising to resist the Transition Caretaker administration of Ikwuano LGA.
Theledgerng.com gathered that the TC administration farms out revenue collection for the market valued at N1,680,000 to what the community describes as strangers and provides nothing in terms of of maintaining infrastructure and sanitary conditions, plus providing security for the community .
The worsening sanitary conditions in the market which is in the center of the community has led to outbreaks of diseases leading to deaths of children and others. This forced the Women group to demand that the management of the market be leased to them at the stipulated LGA levy.
However, the the TC chairman, Stanley Ojigbo ignored their request and resorted to dribbling them. He alsobrefused to accept the deposit of N500,000 which they have taken severally to his office.
Theledgerng.com gathered that the build up of tension in the community today is as a result of information which filtered into the community that the TC administration has given approval to new management after he (Ojigbo) met in the afternoon with the Women group and rescheduled the meeting. The women and youths have vowed to resist the imposition until the TC administration listens to them, threatening that nobody will collect levy in the market until the LGA dialogues with them
The Ariam Usaka Community borders Akwa Ibom State and in recent times has witnessed inter communal clashes
Images: different faces of the market
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