Eziukwu Road Market Aba Holds End of Year Prayer and Thanksgiving Service 2023

Eziukwu Road Market Aba Holds End of Year Prayer and Thanksgiving Service 2023
.Udeigbo lauds Dr. Alex Otti’s Giant Strides in the market/state
.Replaces Bakassi with VGN .Promises to launch website/CCTV in the market

The popular Eziukwu Road Market, Aba was aglow on Thursday, November 9, 2023 as it held its End of Year Prayer and Thanksgiving Service to appreciate God for His goodness upon their lives and businesses as well as to celebrate the good works of the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti (OFR) in Eziukwu Road Market, Aba within a very short time in office.

The well-attended programme was officiated by the General Overseer of Jesus Holy Ghost Ministry. Enugu State, Dr. Bro. Linus Onyia assisted by Bro. Uchenna Ihennekwe and Evangelist Moses Osinakachi Ojeh.

The bustling market was closed for business that day and the traders including some business moguls and other notable personalities from far and near turned out in their numbers for the solemn assembly.

In his sermon, Dr. Bro. Linus Onyia commended the traders of Eziukwu Road Market, Aba for establishing the presence of God in the market.

He said that God is a miracle working God to all who acknowledge His Supremacy and urged those who use charms to do business in the market to throw them away and surrender their lives to God.

Thereafter, he declared total deliverance to those in bondage, miraculous healing to the afflicted and staggering prosperity to the traders adding that they would experience the hand of God both in their lives and businesses before the year runs out.

He extolled the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti for his remarkable achievements in the state, especially the rehabilitation of Cemetery Road, Aba, which he said was a death-trap before.

The End of Year Prayer and Thanksgiving Service featured special prayers for the market leaders, traders of Eziukwu Road Market, Aba, the government and people of Abia State as well as offering, presentation of a big live he-goat and yam tubers to the guest preacher and his fellow ministers.

In his address, the chairman of the Interim Management Committee of Eziukwu Road Market, Aba, Chief Alphonsus Udeigbo said that they organized the prayer and thanksgiving service to hand over the traders and their customers to God as well as to celebrate the good things that have happened in the market within a very short time of his leadership, such as the rehabilitation of the deplorable Cemetery Road, Aba and the commencement of the second phase of the road from Omuma to Osusu Road, Aba.

He attributed these milestone achievements to the grace of God, and not by his might.

He extolled Dr. Alex Chioma Otti’s giant strides in the state, especially his numerous completed road projects in different parts of the state describing him as God-sent and a miracle road-working governor.

He appreciated him for rehabilitating the age-long deplorable Cemetery Road, Aba within his first sixty days in office as well as the commencement of the second phase.

The elated chairman described himself, the executive and entire traders of Eziukwu Road Market, Aba as highly favoured adding that Eziukwu Road Market, Aba is the first market in the state to benefit from Dr. Alex Otti’s quality leadership and road construction/rehabilitation projects in the state.

Chief Alphonsus Udeigbo also expressed profound gratitude to Dr. Alex Chioma Otti for reducing their internally generated revenue from N22, 000.00 to N18, 000.00 and assured him of their total support to his administration.

Chief Alphonsus Udeigbo used the occasion to highlight some of his achievements in the market so far.

According to him, the market has continued to enjoy peace and security under his able leadership.

He disclosed that the market under his watch inaugurated stakeholders forum of the market comprising men of integrity and the zonal chairmen to assist in the smooth running of the market as well as to sustain the peace and security achieved in the market.

Speaking further, Chief Alphonsus Udeigbo who is also the chairman of all chairmen of Aba markets intimated the traders of their decision to launch a website for the market to boost commercial activities as well as to install CCTV cameras at strategic points in the market to ensure that the incidence of theft is reduced to nil.

He announced that the security of the market formerly in the hand of Abia State Vigilante popularly known as Bakassi has been replaced by Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) with immediate effect.

The announcement was greeted with resounding applause by the traders.

He also said that the traders of Eziukwu Road Market, Aba would have identity cards starting from January next year if he is still in-charge.

Chief Alphonsus Udeigbo expressed profound gratitude to God for making the End of Year Prayer and Thanksgiving Service a huge success and prayed that God would continue to bless them more abundantly with His riches and glory.

He prayed for Dr. Alex Otti asking God to bless him, guide him, give him more wisdom, long life, prosperity as well as to surround him with people who mean well for him and Abia State.

Speaking, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Internally Generated Revenue, Mazi Chimeremeze Okeigbo described the End of Year Prayer as a welcome development, which would transform the lives and fortunes of the traders tremendously.

He commended the traders for putting God first in their lives and businesses and prayed that God would continue to be with them always, especially during the forthcoming Yuletide and New Year celebrations.

He appreciated God for delivering Abia State from the shackles of bad leadership and assured the traders that the present administration of the state under the able leadership of Dr. Alex Chioma Otti has so many good things in store for them and urged them to give him their total support by paying their taxes and all government approved levies so that the government can have money to do more works for them and the state at large.

He advised the executive of the market to lead by example and avoid anything that would cause problem in the market as well as to protect the infrastructure that the government has put in place in the market.

Also, the chairman of Eziukwu Road Market, Aba, Stakeholders Forum, Chief Sir Jonathan Oguejiofor (JP) described the End of Year Prayer as a veritable opportunity to appreciate God’s goodness upon their lives and businesses.

He urged the traders to surrender their lives to God and put all their trust in Him adding that if they make God the bedrock of their lives and businesses that God can never fail or abandon them.

He used the opportunity to commend the Governor of Abia State for appointing Ide John Udeagbala as the TC Chairman/Mayor of Aba North local government area of Abia State adding that he would assist him in realizing his New Abia Agenda.

In his remarks, one of the grand patrons of Eziukwu Road Market, Aba, Chief Sir Bennett N. Igwe (Ogbuefi Nnanyelugo) expressed satisfaction with the End of Year Prayer and Thanksgiving Service.

He commended the traders for turning out in their numbers and enjoined them to always put God first in everything they do.

He told them to shun all forms of evil practice adding that there is no other road to salvation except through Jesus Christ.

The renowned business mogul applauded Dr. Alex Chioma Otti (OFR) for his monumental achievements in Abia State within a very short time in office and assured him of their total support.

He also expressed profound gratitude to him for presenting the award of Grand Patron of Eziukwu Road Market, Aba to him at Aba Sports Club on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

He described it as a great honour and special privilege to render more useful services to the market and the state at large and prayed for God to help him to do his best.

He commended Dr. Alex Chioma Otti for choosing Ide John C. Udeagbala as the TC Chairman/Mayor of Aba North local government area of Abia State adding that he would not disappoint the confidence reposed in him.

The End of Year Prayer was a huge success. It attracted the presence of notable personalities from far and near including the chairman of Ngwa Road Market, Aba and CEO, UNAC VENTURES (Nig.) Limited, Dr. Uchechukwu Anyanwu popularly known as Onye Eze, HRM Eze Monday Ugbor, the Omereoha 11 of Abaukwu among others.