Abia State Government suspended the inauguration of the newly appointed management committee members of the markets in Aba and Umuahia on Wednesday.
A press release by Dr Chimezie Ukaegbu, the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Trade and Commerce revealed that the constituted list has also been withdrawn.
The statement reads, ‘This is to inform the general public and, particularly, the various market groups in Aba and Umuahia, that the planned inauguration of the newly appointed Management Committee Members for markets, scheduled for Thursday, June 22, 2023, is hereby suspended.
The government also by this notice, withdraws the list of those earlier appointed into the Management Committees of the various markets.
A new date for the inauguration will be announced in due course.’
On Tuesday, the Abia State Government led by Dr Alex Otti published a list of the market management committees in all the markets in Aba and Umuahia.
