The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has ordered the closure of Nkwo Nnewi Market in Nnewi North Local Government Area for one week over traders’ failure to open for business on Monday.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, the state government announced the immediate shutdown of the New Auto Spare Parts Association (NASPA) Market, Nkwo Nnewi.
“The Anambra State Government hereby informs the general public that the New Auto Spare Parts Association (NASPA) Market, Nkwo Nnewi, is closed for business,” the statement read.
According to the Commissioner, the closure takes effect from midnight on Monday, February 23, 2026, and the market will reopen on Monday, March 2, 2026.
Dr. Mefor explained that the action followed what the government described as low compliance with Governor Soludo’s directive ending the Monday sit-at-home in the state.
He further disclosed that the closure order was conveyed to traders by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, alongside the Commissioner for Information, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, AVM Ben Chiobi (Rtd), and the Mayor of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon. Echezona Anazodo.
Traders and customers have been advised to stay away from the market until it officially reopens to avoid possible confrontation with law enforcement agencies.
The government also warned that the market could face an extended shutdown if there is no substantial compliance with the directive when it reopens next week.
Meanwhile, the state government maintains that normal activities have resumed across Anambra on Mondays following Governor Soludo’s late January 2026 order abolishing the sit-at-home practice.
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