Ogbogu Market shines out as 500KVA Transformer is commissioned, Applauds Soludo administration

By Tobias Ekirika, Onitsha

The Ogbogu Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha, Anambra State, has commissioned a 500KVA transformer to boost power supply within the market and its environs.

The market they said had been witnessing epileptic power supply for a long period due to the collapse of their former transformer, which was worn out, and could no longer serve the market.

While commissioning the transformer on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at the market premises, Special Adviser to Governor Charles Soludo on Trade and Market, Chief Everistus Uba, commended the traders in the market for the feat they achieved, and said that it would benefit traders in the market and their customers.

He words, “This transformer will help ensure constant electricity supply within the market and its environs, and will help traders recharge their appliances and also preserve certain drugs that need to be constantly refrigerated.

“I want to thank Mr. Chukwuleta Ndubuisi and his market for providing this transformer on behalf of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). I am saying so because, it is the EEDC that supposed to provide this transformer, but it is now the other way round; but it is for the benefit of the market.”

In his speech, Caretaker Chairman of the market, Mr. Chukwuleta Ndubisi, said that the market procured the transformer because, it needs constant and quality electricity supply due to the nature of their business.

He said, “Our former transformer, which was 300KVA was procured a long time ago. It has been overused, and developed faults every now and then, so that it can no longer serve the market. Through the consent and support of traders in this market, we’re able to procure another one.”

The chairman said that when he came in, the market was faced with problem of electricity, and his executive mobilized fund, purchased wires and cables and rewired the entire market, and also fixed the former transformer to ensure regular power supply, before it finally broke down.

“When I came in, there was this challenge of water supply in the market. But we quickly dug borehole, installed overhead tanks and reticulated water in all areas of the market.

“Before our administration assumed office, security personnel in the market had no befitting office, but we got a place, built their office and equiped it. We also put water system toilet facility there to ensure their comfort.

“Sometime ago, leadership of this market organized a weeklong medical outreach. During the exercise, we engaged the services of 6 lab scientists, 9 nurses, and six medical doctors. We offered lab tests, gave out drugs and treat patients. Over 600 traders benefited from the medical mission free of charge. Previous leadership did not achieved this feat. It was the success of the medical mission that attracted a health post to this market.”

He also said that his executive always mobilize over 200 bags of rice every Christmas season, which he said, are shared among office workers, former chairmen, and elderly people in the market.

On his assessment of Governor Soludo’s achievements, Mr Ndubisi strongly hailed Soludo’s leadership, and assured that traders in the market are ready to support his second term aspiration.

According to him, “The Ogbogu Market is strongly supporting Mr. Governor because of his giant strides in the development of Anambra State.”

He enumerated Niger Street, Silas Works, PH Road, and Zik’s Avenue as some roads within the market area, which he said was not motorable before the governor intervened and fixed them.

He criticized those challenging Soludo’s re-election, describing them as money mongers, who want to grab power for the sake of the money, and finally assured that traders in Ogbogu Market would do everything within their power to ensure victory for Soludo in their different wards and polling units.

“When this market had problem with NAFDAC, and it was shutdown in February this year