COVID-19: Enugu Governor Directs Markets To Operate For 9 Hours Per Day

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi, has restricted the operation of markets in the state to nine hours between 7am to 4pm, with the exception of Ogbete Main Market.

“All markets in the state, except Ogbete Main Market, are hereby directed to operate between the hours of 7am and 4 pm only, effective from Monday, 11, May, 2020, ” the governor said at a press briefing.

According to him, the new development was because the traders in the state were violating the time limit earlier given to them to operate.

“The state government has observed that markets in the state now operate beyond the normal time allowed by measures and regulations put in place to curb the spread of covid-19 pandemic,” he said.

He added that the new order would be strictly enforced.

He also said that the closing time would enable traders arrive their homes ahead of the federal government’s 8pm to 6am curfew.

As for Ogbete Main Market, the governor directed that the traders should continue to comply strictly in accordance with the earlier directives of the state government.