The State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Ebonyi State Command
NNADI Francis Chika has expressed worry over galloping inflation besetting Nigeria’s economy. He unveiled that uncontrolled price mechanism was responsible why prices of goods and services never come down once up in the country.
Commandant Nnadi who made this public on Monday, December 1, 2024, in his office, while playing host to Market Traders Association of Nigeria Executives, in Ebonyi State who paid him a courtesy visit, commended the Association for evolving measures towards checkmating some of the social practices that impinge negatively on market traders and other associated artisans.
The security helsman assured the association of readiness to partner it in its quest to collate data of those affected in order to ease undue tax burdens on them
CC Nnadi observed that synchronization of data of such persons would reduce crime rate in the society by 70%. He further promised to partner the association as it kick-starts the data base collation next month. “The partnership you seek, you already have. Just call upon us anytime and we will be there for you”.
The chairman of the Market Traders Association of Nigeria, Ebonyi State, Comrade Godwin Okpoto had earlier informed the State Commandant that they were in his office to appreciate the Civil defence for it’s impactful roles in maintaining peace and order in t he society.
He exposed that the association was nebulous clearing house for all traders and other artisans to come under one umbrella just like the formal sector has a structure.
He revealed that the body which had signed partnership MOU with Civil Defence at the national level also had the approval of the Federal Island Revenue services to collate data of the major players at the informal sector for government’s tax reform implementation.