Traders in Delta State have lamented bitterly as popular markets in the state capital were shut down on Tuesday.
Ogbogonogo Market in the Asaba metropolis was said to have been shut down based on the directive of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa because of the presidential campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party which was held in the state on Tuesday.
Some traders complained bitterly and counted their losses as a result of the visit of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to the state.
They described the attitude of the state government towards the citizens’ welfare as insensitive.
“Markets were shut down on Tuesday because of the party’s campaign, which is why Okowa did not declare a public holiday for civil servants. The workers are there to work for him, and he closed our only source of income.
“Don’t you know that there are people who go hungry if the market does not open for a day?” Mordi a trader lamented.
Atiku, however, said that the team was in Delta to thank the state rather than to campaign when addressing party supporters at the rally’s location, the Stephen Keshi Stadium.
He said, “We are not in Delta State to campaign; we are in the state to show our gratitude. Since 1999, Delta has never failed our party; that is why I chose my running mate, Okowa, from here.
“In my policy document, education is well captured, and as far as the federal government is concerned, there will be no ASSU strike again if I am elected president. The APC government has disunited Nigeria, and we are coming to unite the country. Economy and security will be given adequate attention.”
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