olaremint:

Lagos when the colonialists left was a fantasy land but after became one of the dirtiest places on earth and if not the most disorganized, change always bring hard and sometimes painful conditions, but sometimes it is better to do a little evil to get a better good, EKO O NI BAJE. lest i forget, people can survive in other states, nobody has the right to die in Lagos, if you cant take the heat, leave the kitchen.

tayo4me:

Let's call a spade a spade, those structures are illegal and need to be brought down. The government does not need to compensate people in situations like this, dont know why it's so difficult for some people to undastand, FASHOLA carry go jare!!!!!

rancetech:

Those who are in support of Gov. Fash are those who aren't affected in any means including their relatives. Cos if they were to be, they wouldn't praise him.
He's doing a good job quite alright but the problem I'm just having which has made me sleepless is the people who are loosing their trades, jobs, whatever.

Shouldn't there be a better way to tackle these problems?

My guys, God bless you 10 times for your statements. Should such things have existed in the first place? As for alternatives hasn't the Lagos trade fair has been in existence for years of which we all know can accommodate these bogus Oshodi traders but to generate 100% profit they decided to establish themselves on public roads and walkways.

See how long they been asking car sellers at Berger along Tin can to move to the trade air (approx 7 years ago) and they've persisted despite parking on the expressway and overhead bridge which is already causing structural damage.

As for the idiots gearing towards tribalism ----- Haba na today!!! They see red and call it blue to justify their lawless nature ---- Pls look for another excuse as Lagos indigenes were amongst the worst hit.

Someone mentioned Lagos Island Markets as well earlier in the forum!! Again na today!! Wasn't Balogun Market cleared------abi Balogun dey Badagry for your eye!!  Angry

Finally someone is doing something after years of mismanagement and lack of planning yet people complain.

As for those asking the government to make alternatives before clearing these so called illegal traders I ask you

1. Were these so called Oshodi traders born by the Market in the first place or didn’t they relocated there for illegal trading purposes ?

2. Are Lagos illegal markets the only place in Nigeria where people can trade successful and yield good profits. Abi other metropolitans or states no dey naija again?

Despite the large populace living in cities like New York, London, Barcelonia, Johannesburg & even Accra you still don't find market-places as lawless or unplanned as Oshodi; If the available legal Oshodi shops cannot accomodate all traders then it's for the traders to find other legal suitable locations for trade not establish themselves on the road. 

Faithful Govenor abeg carry go !!, I'm based in England but will endeavor to come home and vote for you during the next elections. Finally a bit of sanity in dear Lasgidis.

fyneguy:

(sings) oun e ri e wi. oun e ri ero Fashola se, e pe kose

, Babatunde, mi o mo tan pe o se, Raji mi, mi o mo ti won pe o se, ogun yan lebe, o gbe forere,


Fashola, carry go jare, EKO oni baje lori e.

No sir, we support him cos we want Lagos to progress from dirty, unorganized city to a clean and well-organized one.

Which trades and jobs  Stalls mounted on the highway  How unreasonable can u possibly be 

Lets have ur better plan for Lagos, who knows, Fashola may go for it. 

Oga rancetech, answer farotika's question now.

@rancetech
I can see how you feel 4 pple who left the market empty only to trade on the highway and the same pple like you will say Lagos is dirty and full of traffic Fashola may welcome your opinion. Let me give you a clue, every 100 days, he holds meeting with pple who have been assigned to look at the probs of the grassroot, Look out for the next 100 days and join them at the meeting to give your suggestions cos your idea is a waste on NL.

If every competitive product/services have to struggle for customers in the same manner, then, I think banks and other production companies should by now leave their offices for the road sides to trade their services against their competitors.

I can remember when the oshodi traders were still there, when drivers will load passengers, collect fares at the same point, stand still for 30mins begging traders to move their goods, which they will refuse to do or do after they have attended to their customers with a condition that their goods must not be touched by the bus and the driver leaves the point only to go and join the traffic ahead. Aba you guys are ungrateful

sperrysun:

Its important for people especially those on NL to research their posts and to also ensure their veracity before they post them on the forum.

First of all, Fashola did not close down Oshodi market,what he did was to get rid of tyhe street traders who have converted the long stretch of Agege Motor road to one big,uncoordinated market with its attendant twin evils of traffic jam and menace of 'agberos' If you compare the stretch of Agege motor road before to what is now,then u will understand that the Gov of Lagos state is doing a great job!!

Second of all, he did not shut down Aswani market,but stopped the traders from trading along the road.There is a market built for them called ASWANI before they converted the whole of Apapa-Oshodi expressway to one big market too. Its only in Nigeria that we allow all forms of illegalities to exist in the name of 'survival'

Give the Gov a break, he is doing a good job!! Those of u compalining now are the same ones that would hail him when the transformation is complete.Ask those who wanted to villify El-Rufai when he was sanitizing Wuse II market!!

sartorius:

commonsense tells us that we are probably going to face tougher times these years, people are suffering in these lagos, so i dont support these latest move considering traders and buyers in aswani are trying to make ends meet

tony_issey:

at times i wonder what goes through the minds of this so called fashola's critics i passed through oshodi a few days ago and i was happy that Fashola did what he did the number of man hours wasted on this same route just because some choose to sell on the road or one so called molue driver wants to prove he is faster than his coleauges by loading sango ota on the road is insane the fact remains that while some people pay rent for their shops some feel wiser by staying on the streets and selling the same wares and getting the same profit it not right so all this critics of the mega city should find somewhere else or something else to condem other than our hardworking Governor we want Lagos to be better and we cant sacrifice i think its high time we think positive other than just say whateva comes to the mind

fyneguy:

@gidig

These people are impervious to your explanations. All they want is "even if people were trading on the 3rd mainland bridge, Fashola should spare them since that's the only means of livelihood and things are really difficult these days''.

The best answer is just to ignore these unreasonable people!

OMO IBO:


. . . secondly, i have a mum whom i respect so much. i will not knowingly disrectpect your  mum or anyone's parent. i have gone though my post several times, and i still cant see where i cursed your mum. but guess what, you've gone ahead and said something disrespectful about mine. ko si wahala. mi o binu.
dude, at the age of 31,  you should be able to conduct your self in a manner that'd make you look like a mature dude.  in this area you have failed woefully.
for future reference son, please read and understand before you spew garbage. if you are not sure, dont be shy to ask for clarification.
se o ti gbo. oloriburuku!