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By Madu Obi
Anambra residents, who on Thursday shunned the ongoing hardship and bad governance protests rocking various parts of the country, have fully returned to their businesses.
Some of them who spoke on Friday commended the people for not participating in the protest, saying theirs would have recorded more casualties than other states.
A tricycle operator in Awka, Innocent Nwafor, was so excited that he was charging his passengers N100 for a trip that is normally charged N200 to express his delight with the Igbo people.
"I am very happy for the way Igbo people took the protest, by remaining in their homes on the first day. The story would have been different in the South East if the people had participated in it.
"Having used the first day to study the situation, everyone is happy to return to work today (Friday). I wish that Igbo people will be taking similar decisions on issues of this nature," he said.
A trader, Mr Okechukwu Obibuaku was also happy that Igbo people residing outside the South East did not join the protest, but rather guarded their businesses while the protest was going on.
He said: "I called my brothers and other relations in Lagos and Abuja and warned them against taking part in the protest and I am happy they obeyed. In fact we agreed that they should not open their shops until the 10 days mapped out for the protest are over.
"Let the Igbo people all over the country surpress the temptation to join the protest because their participation will be misinterpreted by other tribes.
"President Bola Tinubu is in charge and I urge our people to accept whatever his administration offers Nigeria.
Meanwhile, all markets, banks, filling stations and offices opened for business on Friday and people going about without molestation.
Security operatives who were seen at strategic positions on Thursday have returned to their normal duty posts.
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