Traders in Relief Market in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State are counting their losses as flood, occasioned by heavy rainfall, washed away shops, electric poles, and cables in the market.

The leadership of the market said at least 30 shops were washed away by a submerging flood, including electric poles, underground cables, water borne pipes, among others after the flood hit the market on Friday.

Caretaker Committee Chairman of the market, Chief David Obidike, disclosed this during a tour of the affected areas while taking members of his executive and newsmen around the portions.

While briefing journalists on their travails, Obidike said: “On one of the nights a few days ago, the chief security officer of the market called me and told me that devastating flood from Awada Area, has carried the market as the flood entered under the Sakamori (drainage) system in the market and uprooted it, thereby wreaking havoc in the market.

“The damages were much, about 10 shops were washed away with the wares in them, the electric armoured cables, big water-borne pipe and telephone cables buried underground were all exhumed and damaged by the flood.

“As I talk now we have not gotten power supply for a month now since the rainy season started, and you can’t make a call, the market is in blackout and traders are using gen sets.

“Our market is now in danger because it is situated in the notorious Upper Iweka axis, these hoodlums can easily come into the market through the damaged portions caused by the erosion menace,” Obidike lamented.

He said the only saving grace of the traders from theft has been that it has a team of dedicated security men.

“I thank God that we have a watertight security outfit and since I assumed office as the chairman nobody has reported that his wares have been looted or stolen,” he said.

He pleaded with the Anambra Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo; the Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Hon. Obinna Ngonadi; the Federal Government and all the National Assembly members within the Ogbaru Federal Constituency to come to our rescue as the extent of damages done is beyond our financial capability.

“We are making this appeal because if the rain comes again more harm will be done to the market, let alone if the rainy season is over and nothing tangible was done,” he said.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2022/06/25/traders-suffer-losses-as-flood-washes-away-shops-in-anambra-market/

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Poor drainage systems, and poor managements.

And citizens sometimes are the cause of their own problems.

They leave places mean't for dustbins and choose dumping it in drainages which cause them to block. Hope they learn from this

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Ewedu nd Amala flood at it again,
Tinubu flood Is nt welcome in Anambra

SeeHim:

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I no get your time mr.

Minor problems become uncontrollable when they are not nipped in the bud. The flood has been gradually éating up that portion of the market for some time now. But as nothing has been done to drop the progress, the results are here. Unfortunately, the worst is yet to occur if the right steps are not taken.

Una dooh

Tonymegabush1:
Mmmmm, still trying to comprehend because for 2-3 weeks now yet to witness heavy rainfall in Onitsha to witness a calamity of rainfall or am In another town

You dey mind dem ?
Na old news

Happy Sunday to all Nairalanders .

Billionaires Market is World Erosion Capital

It is clear from Tinubus behavior and antics that he is a stark illiterate. Nigerians u have been warned again.

Mmmmm, still trying to comprehend because for 2-3 weeks now yet to witness heavy rainfall in Onitsha to witness a calamity of rainfall or am In another town

Tinubu urchins will masturbate to this post

This can't happen in our small London

Eastern region and flood are like 5and6.

They get this problem but Na Tinubu and Lagos be their headache.

I think Peter Obi turned Anambra to paradise on earth?

Ogbaru is a flood prone area

Anambra.

Sad

Meanwhile this news will be rebranded now to criticize OBI…

Hmm...

Stanislause94:
Tinubu urchins will masturbate to this post

OBI rat no sense

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Tinubu directed Lagos flood to Anambla

Jesu.
Sadly we don’t believe in insurance over here.
I’m expecting to see Tinubu boys bash Peter Obi forgetting there has been flood in Lagos twice this year.
Well,I’m not even Obi’s supporter. I don’t believe much in his candidacy.
But you see that God of Lagos,na greed go kill am.

UNA SORRY OOO

Tinubu and his greediness. He must have looted the money meant for the construction of proper drainage systems.

I thought that everyone in anambra is a billionaire and developer, how come the couldn't secure their environs

A stitch in time saves nine...

This was an accident waiting to happen.


Stop throwing diets in gutters ,rivers and on the roads....


Can't our housing plans be better planned


Hope they get compensated.

Dear igbos buying and selling cannot make you a billionaire.