The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, has boldly moved to stop the Monday sit-at-home policy in his constituency from today.
Monday’s sit-at-home policy in the South-East is the brainchild of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB to protest against the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
On Sunday, July 2, Ubah said the sit-at-home, which always grounds economic activities in the region, is different from what the people wished.
The Senator made the declaration on Sunday while addressing vigilantes and community security watch operatives from the four quarters of Nnewi at the Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium, Nnewi.
During the meeting, the Senator also unveiled several security gadgets and equipment he procured for security operations in the Nnewi constituency and environs.
Ubah said, “The abrogation of the self-inflicted injury called Monday sit-at-home would start from this Monday, July 3.
“We are going to march in a road show across various markets and roads tomorrow (Monday) to demonstrate to the people that they are safe and should start coming out for business on Mondays.”
He also declared that the vigilantes had been urged to beef up security around all major markets in the environs to ensure that traders and their goods are adequately protected against the dreaded unknown gunmen during the exercise on Monday.
“Monday is a serious day for business and economic activities, but the sit-at-home has spoilt businesses, commerce and economy in the region. It has thrown our youths out of jobs, and this cannot continue,” Senator Ubah added.
He disclosed that the security gadgets and equipment he procured included “CCTV cameras, patrol vans, motorcycles, walkie talkies, wooden ‘osisi agaga’ from Nnewi evil forests.”
Also speaking, the President-General, Nnewi Town Union, Dr Maduako Atuenyi.
“By Monday July 3, we will embark on a show of force; it is our economy that is suffering. Anybody that does not open his shop on Monday, the community will lock his or her shop for six months,” Atuenyi said.
