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