National Union of Market Traders Employers of Nigeria (NUMTEN) has assured market stakeholders in Anambra State it will make the arena conducive.
National President, James Chukwuma, spoke at the inauguration of executives, as well as induction of patron and matron.
He said the era of retiring from trading hopelessly is past, adding the union would partner National Pension Commission to ensure members’ enjoy healthy retirement benefits.
Chukwuma said: “I seek your support to ensure the objectives of establishing NUMTEN by the ferderal administration will be achieved.
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“I enjoin officers in the state to work in achieving more because injury to one is injury to all.
“The issue of retiring from active trading hopelessly will be in the past. We’ll ensure social protection by partnering PENCOM to ensure members enjoy healthy retirement benefits.
“Similarly, we will partner Health Maintenance Organisation for affordable medical health insurance scheme for members and families.
“We’ll explore Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria’s loan products, such as Home Revolution Loans, Rent-to-Own and Home Ownership Loans.”
State Commandant of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Daniel Onyeishi, said the agency would partner them to ensure drug abuse free-markets.
Onyeishi, represented by Deputy State Commander, Nwannenaya Chukwunyere, urged the traders to give information that could assist the agency in carrying out its mandate, promising to treat them with utmost confidentiality.
“Our mandate is to arrest, investigate and prosecute related cases. But we can’t do it alone; reason we’re collaborating with traders to ensure our markets are no longer safe haven for criminals,” he said.
State Coordinator of Standard Organisation of Nigeria in Anambra State Office 1, Hussani Emmanuel, who represented the Director General, Dr. Ifeanyi Okeke, noted that the organisation would eradicate substandard products in the state.