By Chiedu Uche Okoye
The Leader of the Obosi Development Union (ODU) Women Wing, Ambassador Augusta Ebunam, has made a public appeal for assistance to restore the non-functional lavatory and borehole at the Afor-Adike market in Obosi, Anambra State.
While leading journalists on an inspection tour of the market, Ambassador Ebunam drew attention to the dilapidated condition of the facilities. Afor-Adike, which is the largest market in Obosi-inland, operates daily with the exception of Sundays.
He decried the hardship traders endure due to the prolonged breakdown of the market’s lavatory and borehole, stating that vendors are compelled to return to their residences to access toilet facilities.
“During market hours, traders leave the premises to relieve themselves at home,” Ebunam explained. “They also go outside the market to obtain water required for use within the market.”
Mrs. Ifeoma Okafor, a trader who deals in second-hand clothing, shared her experience of having to rush home to use her personal lavatory during a bout of stomach upset.
Citing the non-functionality of the facilities, the ODU leader appealed to affluent and public-spirited indigenes of Obosi to support the rehabilitation of the market’s lavatory and borehole, which have fallen into disuse.
Chiedu is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State
