Question 1: Is there any possibility that more Hausa and Yoruba will be in a market located in Igboland than Igbo traders?
Question 2: Is there any possibility that only Hausa and Yorubas will be asked to vacate a market space in Igboland for clean up?
Question 3: Has Igbo traders in Lagos been ejected from their stalls in the past? What was the excuse given?
Question 4: Have other states (e.g., Rivers) ejected traders from markets in the past?
We shall be exploring these in this thread.


And, why are these Yoruba news papers recycling old news about ejection of Hausa/Yoruba traders in Onitsha and trying to create tension where there is none? This ejection story has been in the news since 2008. Please take note of the dates these articles were first published



Igbo traders ejected:

Don’t eject us from Onitsha market, traders beg

    Monday, 18 July 2011 21:53
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TRADERS at the multimillion naira Marine Modern Market, Onitsha, have called on the Anambra State Government to immediately revoke the Certificate of Occupancy of a parcel of land known as Thomas Welsch Beach for overriding public interest.

Speaking at the commissioning of a borehole and the multipurpose hall of the market, the Chairman of the Marine Modern Market Traders Association, Mr Vincent Ifeme, said that the state government had in 1994 published a white paper on the report of the panel on land allocation and revocation made in the state between 1992 and 1993.

The state government, he said, rejected the recommendation of the review panel which suggested that further steps be taken to conclude partial sale of the land in dispute to individuals.

“It is against this background that we made the initial request that you revoke the Certificate of Occupancy purportedly issued over this parcel of land for overriding public interest considering what the plight of our members and their dependants would  be if ejected from their market,” Ifeme said.

He also commended the state government for the grant of N1.5 milion for the borehole project, saying: “You will recall that you promised us the sum of N2 million  for this project  of which N1.5 million was released and the association decided to borrow money to complete the project rather than abandoning it half way.

“However, our major set-back is non-availability of a standard generating set to complement the epileptic power supply to ensure effective use of the borehole.”

http://www.nigeriancompass.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1904:dont-eject-us-from-onitsha-market-traders-beg&catid=328:commune&Itemid=624

Groups protest revocation of Onitsha Bridge head land
• Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008

The Anambra branches of the Union of Oduduwa Descendants and Arewa Brothers Association have asked the state government to hands off the controversial Bridge Head Market land in Onitsha.

The Anambra State Government has been in a battle to revoke the piece of land earlier allocated to the Federal Urban Mass Transit, near the Onitsha bridge head.

In separate letters sent to Governor Peter Obi, the groups protested the way and manner their kinsmen, trading and operating motor parks in the area were ejected.

The letters, signed by the groups’ scribes, Dr Aremu Fagbemi and Alhaji Mohammed Kano, alleged that the piece of land was leased out to them by the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

They claimed that the Federal Government (FG) provided them the plot of land because Anambra government refused to allocate a piece of land to the traders.

The groups said the state government had no power to eject them without authority from the Federal Government since the said land still belonged to the Federal Government.

Besides, the groups said they still paid rents to the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

They also said that the alternative site provided by the state government is another Federal Government-owned land.

The groups vowed to pursue their legal right of occupancy as lawful tenants on the said plot of land, arguing that the decision to relocate them to another Federal Government owned land is ultra vires.

In his comment, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Mike Udah, denied tribal sentiment in the action.

Udah said the revocation became necessary to properly open up the Bridge Head area of the commercial city as the gateway to Anambra and the whole of the South East.

He described Anambra Governor Peter Obi as a detribalised Nigerian who has done everything possible to carry everybody along irrespective of tribal or religious inclinations.

The governor’s aide gave an assurance that the face-off between the government and the traders would be amicably resolved.

http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=01/30/2008&qrTitle=Groups%20protest%20revocation%20of%20Onitsha%20Bridge%20head%20land&qrColumn=BUSINESS

Two dead as soldiers, traders clash in Onitsha
By Our correspondent
Monday, 28 Jan 2008

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Two persons were shot dead while several others sustained injuries when some soldiers clashed with traders in Onitisha, Anambra State, on Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria said that the clash occurred following Anambra State Government‘s ejection order given to traders on a plot of land along the Bridge Head area of the commercial city.

An eyewitness account said trouble started at about 5pm. when some armed soldiers, drafted from the 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, invaded the controversial plot of land.

The traders, who blocked the Enugu/Onitsha expressway in protest at the relocation order, were said to have confronted the soldiers, leading to two persons being shot dead.

The traders had insisted they would not vacate the plot claiming it was given to them by the Federal Government.

It was learnt that the soldiers, following orders from the state government had on Friday, warned the traders to vacate the place.

“The Army, in their bid to bring the situation under control when they met the traders protesting and chanting war songs, shot indiscriminately into the air.

“But in the process, two of the traders attempted to snatch a gun from one of the soldiers and perhaps in defence, they were killed.

“This thing happened within seconds,” the eye witness said.

http://archive.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200801282104723

Yorubas and hausas have always played the ethnic card in land matters in the SE, all in a bid to blackmail these states into allocating them free land. It happened in Enugu, in Abia and Imo. Let me find them.

Adeyelu recalled that since governor Chime came on board, he had written about five letters seeking for audience with him, to let his government know the problems of the Yoruba community but unfortunately none of the letters was replied.

He also expressed disappointment that Chime does not care and had not asked leaders of non-indigenes in his state the problems their various groups are facing in the state, just as he regretted that the immediate past administration cancelled the allocation of land given to the Yoruba community to build its secretariat by the former military governor of the state, Navy Captain Mike Agbaje.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-343405.0.html

Notice Agbaje, a Yoruba military Gov allocated other people's land to his brothers. Did he follow due process?

Nchara u dey craze ooo. Instead of u to be preparing for Ojukwu burial, u r here spewing trash. I have word that boko boys are gonna strike on that day and I told some eeediot Igbos but dem no take me seriously becos i be Yoruba. anyway i don talk my own.

Abia relocates cattle market, awards N3.8billion contracts
By Ugochukwu Eke, Umuahia 28/08/2011 00:31:00
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The Abia State government has approved the relocation of the cattle market and the abattoir presently situated at the water side area of Aba to IBB Technological Village, to forestall what it described as “the attendant problems” associated with the present location of the market.

Speaking in Umuahia after the state executive council meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Don Ubani said that the state government decided to move the market and the abattoir to help decongest the constant everyday traffic logjam and other problems.

It may be recalled that the cattle market and the abattoir have been a source of constant worry as it contributes to growing health, environmental hazards as well as traffic gridlock in the area.

The planned relocation, many believe, will bring a lot of relief to people within Aba metropolis and its environs.

The market when relocated will have a new and modern abattoir built for the butchers and the IBB technological village which is very large will be giving out less that 10% of its land to the new cattle market and also help to decongest the area.

Ubani said that the EXCO has also awarded five contracts worth about N3.8 billion and that one of them is the evacuation of electricity generated at Ohiya 132 KVA power station to the tune of N287 million, stressing that it will extend to Afara, Ubakala, Ntigha, Nkwoegwu and Umuopara.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/17501-abia-relocates-cattle-market-awards-n3-8billion-contracts.html

Dude,you dont need to bother yourself much about these people. We know who their antecedent and how they like to whip up sentiments where there are none by twisting facts.Ignore their rants thats all they are good at doing.

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