Chief Ossy Okoye, the former Chairman, Ogbete Market Traders Association (OMTA), on Friday commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for empowering no fewer than 600 traders in the state since 2016 with N30 million.
Okoye in Enugu on Friday that the governor had given empowerment grants to over 600 genuine traders, who had identifiable shops between 2016 and date.
“The transparency in the disbursement of the grants has never been in
doubt.
“The governor designed an open-raffle draw, which is conducted in each market square or park in the state, to randomly select the beneficiaries.
“So far, his administration has given N50,000 each to 600 traders,’’ he said.
According to Okoye, the grant has uplifted the traders’ economic base and the viability of businesses in the state.
The market leader advised the traders and other…
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