Yaba Market Shut Down Yesterday

Why Olorun Maje?

Must we all be in Lagos? who will do the farming? Its a really smart move by Fashola. People should begin to look inwards ,

Fashola is da best thing that could ever happen to 9ja, Go on demolishing markets, infact we don't want any market in Lag.

They should try other options e.g Relocating back to their various state where they would find numerous opportunities to make it better and even spend less in the process. (Lagos is too expensive for a common man to live in).

Lagos can't be like this forever

Your type cant be a Governor else you will not accommodate people in your state.

With the overpopulation in Lagos, i will do more than what BRF is doing.

There really is no gain without pain.

   Making the poor poorer without affordable alternatives is no way of creating mega city. Mega cities are built by people financially empowered  thru good governance. Nigeria, including Lagos has an average life expectancy of 47yrs and over 80 per cent live below $2 per day and  compounding their problems thru demolition is TELLING A DYING TO HURRY UP AND DIE. 

Good move
However i hope they find an alternative trading place for those affected!

Too bad, no alternatives nau ,    where else do i now buy my akube(s) Oga Fash should answer me, im gonna lose my padis , no more akube wears be that ooooo

I know this will chuff you to bits.
Now u can breathe easy your chics in Lagos won't be wearing 2nd hand undies for a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time.

That’s the way the cookie crumbles for this traders . . .however  they will survive
Naija’s are great survivors

must everyone be in lagos. apart from that lagos is overpopulated. everyone apart from genuine lagosians have their various villages. please go and develop your states
simple advice

unfortunately for you, you're quite wrong. The number of Lagosians in other states cant be compared to the number of people from other states in lagos.




@topic: there's a railway line running through Yaba which has been turned into a large roadside market. It seems to me they're probably trying to clear the main tracks.

If the rail system is rehabilitated from its currently dead state, wouldnt that help more people in the long run.





is this a good state of affairs?

I feel bad for the traders at the market and Yaba market is one of my favorite places to shop, but their local govt chairmen should be queried on what alternative arrangements have been made. After all, these people collect their dues every month.

Nigeria: Yaba LCDA Begins Demolition of Illegal Structures


February 9, 2009

Lagos — Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, would soon begin the demolition of illegal structures in the area, to compliment efforts of the state government at making the state a Mega City.


The council boss, Jide Jimoh, who spoke with our reporter in his office at the weekend, stated that the council would no longer condone people erecting illegal structures.

According to him, affected structures have been identified and their owners notified to remove such structures or have them demolished.

Areas that would be affected include Simpson Street, UNILAG road, Oyadiran Estates, Adekunle, Borno Way, Sabo, Iwaya road, Onike, Harvey road, Queen Street Akinwunmi Street, Commercial Avenue, Herbert Macaulay Way, among others.

Jimoh also disclosed that the council officials, led by him, stormed the Sabo Modern Market recently and confiscated wares of those selling at unapproved locations, while shutting a particular shop in the market.

He stated that the council had visited the market several times to warn the traders about trading in unapproved places, with little or no response from the traders.

It was also gathered that over 1,000 handset spare parts, being hawked in the open were confiscated to serve as deterrent to others. "There are spaces for them to trade in the market. If they can't carry out their duties, we will help to do it", he stated.

However, the chairman disclosed to Daily Independent that over 1,000 illegal structures and shanties will be demolished in the next few days in Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA).

Jimoh also stated that already, illegal shanties, shops and kiosks, at Yaba bus stop, have been cleared, while those trading on the road have been driven away to ensure free flow of traffic.

The proposed demolition, according to him, is to sanitise the council and rid it of nuisance, to ensure orderliness in the area.

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Twenty-Four Families Evicted To Avert Death, As House Nears Collapse


A stitch in time, they say, saves nine. To avert the tragedy that occurred at Idi-Araba during which more than 10 people died when a building collapsed about two weeks ago, executive Chairman of Apapa Iganmu Local Council Development Area, Dr. Adebayo Samuel Adesola, has issued a 24-hour quit notice to the 24 families occupying a two-storey building on the verge of collapse.


The dilapidated building is located on 8, Odofin Street, Abete, Ijora, Badia, a suburb of Lagos. The two-storey building, which has 24 rooms, P.M.NEWS learnt, was constructed over 20 years ago without any approval from the State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. Alhaji Raji Bajepade, the owner of the building, who resides at 33, Shekoni Street, Coker-Aguda, told P.M.NEWS that the building was initially a bungalow before another storey was added to it. He added that he did not obtain any approved plan and survey plan before adding a new floor to the building.

He pleaded with the state government not to take over the property, as it is the only source of his livelihood. He also assured that tenants in the building would pack out as ordered by the council chairman, adding that he would demolish it immediately the tenants are out. In a swift reaction, the Apapa Council boss, Dr. Adesola, stated that he cannot wait for the building to collapse before saving the occupants. He said that was why he gave them 24 hours to pack out of the building.

The council boss also revealed that all the agencies charged with the responsibility of regulating activities in the housing sector have been informed about the building. On the plight of the tenants, the council boss stated that he had called for all the names of the tenants in the building, so that the council could give them assistance. “We should not allow human lives to be wasted. It is too obvious that this building may collapse any time. “This building is a time bomb for the people living there and we should not allow what happened at Idi Araba to happen here before we start looking for solution,” he stated.

Mallam Abdulahi Arena, a tenant in the building, attributed the state of the building to the nonchallant attitude of some other tenants who he said contributed to the dilapidated condition of the house. Mr. M.A. Abass, the Vice Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Builders, Lagos state chapter, attributed the dilapidated state of the building to the swampy land on which the house was erected. He stated that the land was sand-filled with refuse and instead of the house owner to seek for the advice of the builders and everyone that has knowledge of soil testing, the landlord decided to build the house on his own and this is the outcome.


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