savanto: I want to be very objective here. Several times in the past, the Lagos State government had always threatened to shut down, and had indeed shut down at several times the market.

The traders in a bid to remain gainfully employed had to come together through their various Unions and agree on a certain amount of money which they will use in SETTLING the state government. This amounts to several millions of naira.

After this SETTLEMENT, the market would be re-opened for business once again. Something is indeed wrong in the entire system. Government should allocate a land to them for their trade outskirts of the city, and if they have already done this and the traders refused to move, the government should enforce the law through its security operatives in the state. There is absolutely no way that you can do such business of greese that the environment would look clean especially when you have illiterates and semi-illiterates whose population out weighs that of the few educated ones. It is not about ethnic cleansing please.

My 3 cents.

manny4life:

LOL...Ok, Afam is a bigot because Demdem of no political, economic or financial importance said so... Agreed.

Likewise u and several members agreed to that fact. Do u want to deny that again. Besides who is looking for importance in a faceless forum, do u av a life at all

9ja_I_hail:

I have no time to quote you anymore hence i find out your level of reasoning and comprehension is below what i can tolerate or handle.

No wonder MODS bent on banning a whining bigot like you.

Dumb, when u say mods, u mean the bigot right. only him hides my post. Liar, none has ban me so far.

Demdem:

Likewise u and several members agreed to that fact. Do u want to deny that again. Besides who is looking for importance in a faceless forum, do u av a life at all

manny4life:

Deny what again?

Desola:

won te were meba fun oloriburuku e ni?

Abeg park well o.

You no dey look face?

High_Chief: I am disappointed with Fashola, how could he even think of closing the market because it is dirty. A reasonable government should employ some CLEANING COMPANIES that will be cleaning up the area and have those people at the market to pay. This will not only keep the market clean, but will also create employment for people. That is a very daft decision and should not be applauded. Nigerian leaders always looking for easy ways

pazienza: Anything to reduce igbo votes in lagos state(SW),is a must for Tinubu and his co-travellers. We would be watching,we would see how that plan pans out.

Origami III:
Why think in this manner.Mile 12 market largely populated by hausas was shut down for 2 weeks yet no hausa man came forward to cry victimization.Filth and environmental polution should never be tolerated by any civilised government.Ladipo traders should take steps to address the concerns raised by government.

pazienza: Anything to reduce igbo votes in lagos state(SW),is a must for Tinubu and his co-travellers. We would be watching,we would see how that plan pans out.

Nightshift: After Alaba, Ladipo is the second most important market for Igbo traders in Lagos. Personally, it smells like ethnic cleansing in the making. In a very filthy city like Lagos, one wonders why Ladipo is being made a scapegoat in this particular situation.

High_Chief: I am disappointed with Fashola, how could he even think of closing the market because it is dirty. A reasonable government should employ some CLEANING COMPANIES that will be cleaning up the area and have those people at the market to pay. This will not only keep the market clean, but will also create employment for people. That is a very daft decision and should not be applauded. Nigerian leaders always looking for easy ways

dozymars: The Lagos State Government should also shut down this road if they are truly sincere.

This road have long been neglected.

Very shameful site along Ago Palace way, Okota.

We cannot go on living like this.

The water hardly dry up, No drainage.

If Ladipo can be shut down due to its filthiness then this road should be shutdown for repairs.

sammhi: i don't think it has to do with ethnicity but more with corruption of the entire LASG officials. shutting it down is an avenue to 'settle'
as for those saying lagosinas aere not paying tax, so how did the LASG I GR rose from 2bn in tinubu time to 25bn in Fasola time.?
what about the VAT , LASTMA tax, VIO tax, MOTOR PARK TAX, OKADA RIDER TAX, MARKET TRADERS DAILY OR MONTHLY/YEARLY TAX/LEVY ? or u think only PAYEE constitute tax?
how many people are structurally employed to pay PAYEE? so government still collects tax through other means. in fact. on a daily basis we pay multiple tax and so many illegal ones.
the worst of all is that the PEOPLE GETS NOTHING IN RETURN for these taxes.
to say Nigeria or LAGOS is in debt cos People DON'T PAY tax just exposes your ignorance . is America and so many other countries not in debt . are people not paying taxes there too?
Nigeria /Lagos being debt is due to corruption. road that should cost 100m is done for 1bn, thereby depriving others areas of the fund . that is the problem.
what has fasola done in this 6 years that is so gigiantic that warrant the mounting debt? what does he do with a monthly revenue of 35bn ? just pure corruption .

Tedpgrass:

The drawbacks of the Fashola administration is the inability to effectively handle the intertwined microeconomics and macroeconomics of his state.

1 thing he has worked on (which had previously been an Achilles heel).... is having open days... during which progress is disseminated to public domain...**previously he was thought to be a poor communicator*.

I hope he learns quickly to correct this present shortcoming and not make a parody of his present laudable achievements whilst being supported and surrounded by his arse-licking advisers.

Traditionally and culturally, the SW governance (formal and informal) has been largely socialist. Therefore to introduce a very capitalist approach to governance rather prematurely in some cases, will backfire at some point.

Progress for some elite should not be .......of the backs of commoners......
There will be a breaking point ....... and a revolution will occur.

It's the unfair way "progress" is being enacted or instituted... that promotes bigotry.... be it ethnic or religious. Afterall Eko's message starts with "justice"...... please let's enact as such.




Till Fash gets this sorted, Presidency is only a pipedream away.... as he's yet to display the quirky ability to carry all arms of society at once. Usually a common Technocrat downside!!!


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gboss4sure:


Foolish ACN followers will always ignore the truth but it will soon pan out in their eyes. The failure to keep the Ladipo market clean is a failure on the LGA and Fasholas part. They should introduce strict laws on cleanliness in that area instead of embarking on a shutting down spree

Hardfact: The demon of "shut them down" that has long taken over their human feelings, will it ever let them?

gboss4sure:

We will have to visit mountain of fire ministries for the demon to be cast away. . Seriously our of the major problem we have in Governance is that they don't have solution to anything except shutting down. Ladipo market can be made clean very easily but i dont know what fashola has to gain in shutting the market down. Am still wondering what that nigga is up to

Wadeoye: Good to hear this - shut it down fast fast...