By Abbanobi -Eku Onyekachi
Abuja
Women’s wing of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs) FCT chapter have commended the Minister, Nyesom Wike over improved security in territory.
They also applauded law enforcement agencies for tight security in the FCT, during and after the Sallah celebration.
Richael Adewumi, leader of the traders who spoke on behalf of other female traders, hailed the government for ensuring that there religious tolerance in the territory.
She also appealed to those in authority to always have the plights of the women traders at heart, saying that the women in the business of buying and selling contribute a lot to the economy.
According to her, with adequate support in the areas of grants from the government, it would go a long way to address the hardship in the country, as well as cushion the effect of hyper inflation and the economy, according to her would begin to improve.
She appealed to the government to intervene in the interests charged by commercial banks for loans, the woman leader said that high interests charged by banks to traders make the traders make nothing or even loose at the end of everything. This, she enjoined the government to address, for the economy to move forward.
While praising God for the peaceful celebration, as well as for cordial relationship between people from different religions, she said that religious tolerance would go a long way to promote peace and unity of purpose in the country, saying no religion preaches evil, but peace.
As the woman leader of the market Association in the FCT, Amb Rachael Adewumi informed that in the NANTs in Abuja, she had Muslims, Christians and people from other religious bodies, who, according to her, don’t discriminate against each other.
In order to achieve development, unity of purpose and make available, dividends of democracy to the traders and people of the FCT in general, the woman leader however called for the support of those in authority, even as she said that no government plans bad for its citizens.
