TOPCRUISE:
But the government ought to be updating or reminding them a month or 2 months earlier about the exercise

Pavore9:


Government does not see it as its responsibility to resettle them.

maximunimpact:


But the Managing Director, Total Value Integrated Limited, Chris Onyekachi said the traders were giving 18 months’ notice to vacate the market for redevelopment,

Auladimeji:
So because of poor people the government should allow the state to look like a village.
The government must step on toes in other to make a state prosper.
They should migrate to their villages.Simple

Auladimeji:
So because of poor people the government should allow the state to look like a village.
The government must step on toes in other to make a state prosper.
They should migrate to their villages.Simple

Auladimeji:
So because of poor people the government should allow the state to look like a village.
The government must step on toes in other to make a state prosper.
They should migrate to their villages.Simple

Auladimeji:
Majorities of building in lagos are illegal so government must destroy it in other for a state to prosper

kristonium:
Mega market that will be out of reach of the poor market women!
Can't understand why this government keeps pursuing anti poor people agenda!

bellville:
you mean iso oko. Brings back memories. I knew every inch of that market while growing up.

tubolancer:
you live in Oke odo I guess. I have been buying stuffs in that market since 1985. Though I don't stay in that area again, occasionally I still go there to buy fruits and other things, but my wife get things there every two weeks. Her office is very close to Ile Epo. Sometimes the old has to give way to the new, that is what happened to Ile Epo market.

Auladimeji:
Majorities of building in lagos are illegal so government must destroy it in other for a state to prosper

bellville:
I lived in Oke-odo from 1987 to 1994. I was a kid then. Our house was a 10 minute walk from the market. My mum never bought things in the neighbourhood even common place items like salt. You will hear " Wa sare ba mi lo soja. Isin lo ma de yi" (Quickly go the market. You will be back in no time).

bellville:
I lived in Oke-odo from 1987 to 1994. I was a kid then. Our house was a 10 minute walk from the market. My mum never bought things in the neighbourhood even common place items like salt. You will hear " Wa sare ba mi lo soja. Isin lo ma de yi" (Quickly go the market. You will be back in no time).

tubolancer:
You must be familiar, back then we all know ourself, from ifelodun, kareem street, Akano down to Ogunjobi, Church st and as far as Aboru, Labasco, oke odo high school we are just one happy family. I salute.

gbadexy:

exactly! its pure wickedness. They would have naturally thought the demolition plan had been placed on hold and would have relaxed. 18 months is a long time to suddenly come and start demolition claiming they gave them sufficient time.

chieyine:

After they will say we are lazy
While they go about destroying our sources of livelihood

Auladimeji:
Majorities of building in lagos are illegal so government must destroy it in other for a state to prosper

maximunimpact:
Traders has been left stranded as the popular Ile-Epo Foodstuff Market in Agbado/ Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, Abule Egba area of Lagos was demolished yesterday to pave way for a modern market befitting a mega city.

FINANCIAL WATCH gathered armed personnel of the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation supervised the demolition exercise in order to contain resistance from the traders.

Bulldozers were seen pulling down structures in the market at around 8.00am, while others used sledge hammers in demolishing the market.

Thousands of traders were seen frantically trying to evacuate their ware as the police gave them ample time to do so. Traders were seen running helter and skelter trying to salvage their goods.

Many packed their ware on the median and roads, causing traffic gridlock

The demolition was carried out by the Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, in conjunction with the developer, Total Value Integrated Limited.

A trader, who simply identified himself as Zakariya lamented that he did not know where to go after his shop had been demolished, but admitted that the traders were given notices to vacate the market.

Mrs.Augustina Egbuonu, 68, who claimed to be the Financial Secretary of the Ile-Epo Market Association, said she had been in the market for 20 years and that invested N18 million in the market, but lamented that her investment had with the demolition.

But the Managing Director, Total Value Integrated Limited, Chris Onyekachi said the traders were giving 18 months’ notice to vacate the market for redevelopment, but that while some had left the market, others refused to do so.

https://www.financialwatchngr.com/2018/04/28/traders-stranded-as-council-demolishes-ile-epo-market-in-lagos/

Mynd44, Lalasticlala, Seun

Mobsync:
This is a welcome development.

That market is too rough, dirty and rowdy. Those sellers have even spilled into the street causing serious holdup in that axis.

The day I tried entering inside the market, I hated myself and swore to never attempt such "risky" adventure again.

The floor was filled with this blackened and terrible smelling kpoto kpoto water. I had to climb small stones to navigate through.