By :Oyem Jonathan
The Executive Chairman of Aniocha South Local Government Council ,Hon. Pastor Jude Chukwunwike, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fairness, balanced representation and equitable inclusion across the three clans that make up the council area.
He made this known in Ogwashi-Uku on Monday 24th November 2025 while inaugurating the Afor Market Shop Allocation Committee, which has been mandated to oversee the allocation of the newly constructed 40 lock-up shops in the market.
Addressing the committee members, Pastor Chukwunwike urged them to conduct their assignment with the highest levels of transparency, probity and diligence.
He emphasized that the committee was deliberately constituted to reflect the three clans, adding that such representation is essential to building trust and ensuring an equitable process.
“As a government, we desire to build more shops to accommodate more traders,” he noted. “However, we must ensure development is evenly spread across communities.
This committee must therefore ensure fairness and avoid any form of favouritism.”
In her acceptance remarks, the committee chairperson, Mrs. Ann Orumade—an accomplished businesswoman ; thanked the council chairman for the confidence reposed in the committee. She pledged that the team would justify the trust placed in them by conducting a credible, transparent and merit-based allocation exercise.
“We are committed to ensuring that these shops get to the genuine and intended beneficiaries,” she assured. “Fairness and transparency will guide every step we take.”
The inauguration is another bold step in the council’s drive to expand economic infrastructure and strengthen the frontiers of local commerce across Aniocha South.
The committee members include: Chief Abu Ndekwu.
Mrs Eunice Otuya Nwoko
Hon.Dr.Patrick Chukwueloke Onyekanankea and the representative of the president of Afor market.
