US EditionNigeria: Soludo Abolishes Monday Sit-At-Home in 12 More Markets
- On Wednesday, the Anambra State government issued a circular abolishing the Monday sit‑at‑home in 12 markets after a one‑week closure of Onitsha Main Market for traders' refusal to open on Mondays.
- Tied to Nnamdi Kanu's 2021 arrest, the sit‑at‑home traces to a protest, and Soludo said he confronted Kanu who called the order wrong; Soludo claims some politicians sponsor it as economic sabotage.
- Soludo warned that any shop not open could be sealed and occupants face legal action, with government monitoring teams conducting random inspections and non-compliant markets closed for one month.
- Mass protests erupted on Tuesday over the Onitsha Main Market closure, and Ohanaeze Ndigbo backed Soludo, urging investigation and possible disbandment of market leadership.
- Soludo warned the sit‑at‑home undermines traders' livelihoods and the state economy, noting Monday is the most important day; Aloy Ejimakor urged ending it through dialogue, while Ohanaeze Ndigbo said it harmed the South‑East economy over five years.
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Soludo And The IPOB ‘Sit-At-Home’ Challenge
At a time Nigeria is grappling with daily increasing security challenges across the country, one of such is taking a new dimension with clearly anachronistic and ominous portends. For some time now, the governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, had been striving to end the Monday ‘sit-at-home’ order, which was imposed in August 2021 and enforced by the now proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) throughout the five states of t…
‘Your method is faulty’: Reps member tackles Soludo over Onitsha market closure
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State ordered the shut down of the market on Monday when he visited and observed that shops in the market were closed for businesses in compliance with IPOB’s sit-at-home order. The post ‘Your method is faulty’: Reps member tackles Soludo over Onitsha market closure appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Sit-at- home: Ohanaeze backs Gov Soludo on closure of Onitsha Main Market
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has backed Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, over the closure of Onitsha Main Market for one week. Ohanaeze said it has become increasingly evident to the Igbo populace that, for over five years now, the unconstitutional Monday sit-at-home directives—instigated by pro-Biafran agitators—have wreaked havoc, culminating in the loss of countless lives and the disintegration of …
IPOB disowns ‘Emma Powerful’ over Monday’s sit-at-home order
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has officially disassociated itself from the sit-at-home order allegedly declared by its publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, for Monday, February 2, 2026. The announcement comes in the wake of controversy following the directive, which defied Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, who had ordered Onitsha Main Market traders to resume operations […]
BREAKING: IPOB Shuts Down "Emma Powerful" Pseudonym, Declares February 2 Sit-At-Home Illegal
IPOB Shuts Down "Emma Powerful" Pseudonym, Declares February 2 Sit-At-Home IllegalBiafraland, January 31, 2026 – The Directorate of State (DOS) of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a non-violent self-determination movement, has issued a formal press statement declaring that it will no longer use the pseudonym "Emma Powerful" for official communications. The statement explicitly denies authorizing any lockdown or sit-at-home order in Biafra…
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