According to the Lagos State Government, the rumour that it demolished the popular auto spare parts market at Ladipo is not true.
The government, in a statement issued on Wednesday, disclosed that contrary to reports in some sections of the media that the market was under lock and key, “business activities went on at the Ladipo market yesterday unhindered.”
Jide Bello, the Executive Secretary of Mushin Local Government Council, where the market largely dominated by Igbo extraction is located, explained that the council decided to redevelop the market which had become an eyesore due to the unwholesome activities of some of the traders and the degradation of the surrounding which did not fit into the mega city plans of the State.
Bello further explained that the Mushin Local Government intended to undertake the development of the market in phases and because of that, had not collected any form of rentage from the traders in the market since the beginning of 2015.
He added that the authorities of the Mushin Local Government convened several meetings with the leaders of the various associations in the market towards ensuring that the private developer commences the phased development but it was evident from the body language of the leaders that they were buying time and trying to frustrate the plan of the Local Council to redevelop the market.
According to him, there would be no going back on the decision of the council to redevelop the Ladipo market to meet the mega city status of Lagos, assuring all traders in the market that Mushin remains a home for all of them.
He however said due process was followed in the decision of the Local Government to redevelop the market, urging the traders to operate within the ambit of the law.
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Ambode the governor of lagos should not play into the hands of his enemies bcos if there should be serious upheaval in lagos over the injustices meeted out to igbos in this state his gorvernment will sink with it its gathering momentum meetings are being held everywhere and when it happens no one will listen to anyone and everybody wil realise the mistake in selecting a people for maltreatment bcos of their political believes! the housas at Alabarago and ajugunle how much tax are they generating for lagos state how clean are they keeping those places yet lagos is not considering those areas for their mega nonsens.look at the roads once there is trouble what abaut tanker and container traillers everywhere they are not doing anything abaut it yet they are troubling innocent children of God doing there legitimate business.