By Rose Oranye
Anambra State Government has announced the closure of the New Auto Spare Parts Association (NASPA) Market, Nkwo Nnewi, for business.
The market, whose date of closure is effective from midnight Monday, 23rd February, 2026, will reopen next Monday, 2nd March, 2026.
The Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, in a Public Service Announcement, disclosed that the closure of the market followed low compliance with Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s order to end Monday sit-at-home in Anambra State.
The Commissioner informed that the order to close the market was handed down, on behalf of the Governor, by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, in company of the Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, and Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, AVM Ben Chiobi (Rtd) and the Mayor Nnewi of Nnewi North LGA, Hon. Echezona Anazodo.
The release advised traders and customers to avoid the market until next Monday to avoid issues with law enforcement agents.
It further warned that the market may face further closure if compliance is not substantial by next Monday, when the market reopens.
Meanwhile, normal activities have resumed in Anambra State on Mondays following the Governor’s order late January, 2026, to end Monday Sit-at-home.
