Born 2be Rich:

So because 80% of the traders are igbos the govt should fold their arms while the filt and smelling odour continue abi? When a foriegn website tommorow rates lagos as one of the dirties cities in the world, am sure you will be one of the first set of people insulting fashola for failling to meet up to his vision of making lagos a mega city...

GboyegaD:

What arrangement has he in place for them? I don't have a challenge with him displacing them provided he's made an arrangement of where to relocate them to otherwise, it is worthless. Besides, my understanding of your post is that by transforming Lagos to a Mega city, residents of Ajegunle, Ijora Badia etc should be awaiting their displacement soonest right?

e-tonslogistics:
Hmmmmm call it a tribal war u may not b entirely wrong.......
1. From general stat, 7 out 10 markets in Lagos state are seriously dirty, why always single out Ladipo auto-parts mart.

2. A certain tribe are known for trading @ Ladipo market.

3. List of some dirty markets in Lagos some are even Dirtier than Ladipo mart;
Mile12 market by mile12,
Boundary market by marine beach,
Idioro market by mushin
Alaba rago market by okoko exp.
Agege market.e.t.c.
Yet they are operational.

Is it not worrying that the closure of the market falls within d same period of government is having legal issues with the ''Market Leadership'', (since 2012 till date) the President has been detained by Lagos state govt, using it's Judiciary arm as the weapon.
With the Leadership in confusion who guides the market??.
If you see the market as bn dirty, is closing it the solution?, rmba Ladipo is a ''cluster of street shops'' meanin it's not even planned, so if the government is bn sincere abt dis,dn it should reolcate dm. To a well planned and mapped out area, considering the number of pple it employs, issues it helps resolve, family dat make their living there and bn the largest autopart mart in the State.
Or
A ppp btw d traders assoc. d landlords & state govt, to restructure the area like Tejuosho mkt, (gradually raising an organised mart, wt modernized structures and facilities and access roads).
Or
Set up a meeting with d whateva is left of the Leadership or an interim Leadership and Landlords in the area to av LAWMA personnels e.g 30 or 40 attached to d mart and 2 trucks, their job is to kip the mart clean. Sweepin the entire area everymornin by 5:00am or 6:00am or evening 10pm, dis is also a form of employment and the bills and salary of workers are sorted by the Traders association & Landlords.

Just my own idea and view on the Matter!!!!

Born 2be Rich:

The funny thing is that change has to come with a price....Ladipo market to be honest is filty and disgusting...if the traders there( pls note it is not only igbos that trade there) refused to keep the place clean and serene then what the government did is absolutely correct..

We keep complaining about so many things we dont have the slightest understanding of...The lagos state govt has laid emphasies on making lagos a mega city and this is one of the steps in making it a reality...

If you keep an environment clean and observe decency then the govt can never say they want it shut down...

What pisses me off is that majority of all the people saying the lagos state govt is fighting igbos can never try what they are doing in ladipo in advanced countries like U.S or U.K without being fined or even arrested...



Let Mr. Fashola continue his good work and hope other greedy governors are watching him making a change...

Olumogun: Why not let us all do some follow up here on this issue. How?
1. someone to give us some pictures before the Market was closed.
2. then we need to see the situation now when every thing is under locks and keys.
3 when finally the state govt begin anything there, someone should send some pictures here.

After comparing these three stages, that is when we can come up to comment right and well

e-tonslogistics:
Hmmmmm call it a tribal war u may not b entirely wrong.......
1. From general stat, 7 out 10 markets in Lagos state are seriously dirty, why always single out Ladipo auto-parts mart.

2. A certain tribe are known for trading @ Ladipo market.

3. List of some dirty markets in Lagos some are even Dirtier than Ladipo mart;
Mile12 market by mile12,
Boundary market by marine beach,
Idioro market by mushin
Alaba rago market by okoko exp.
Agege market.e.t.c.
Yet they are operational.

Is it not worrying that the closure of the market falls within d same period of government is having legal issues with the ''Market Leadership'', (since 2012 till date) the President has been detained by Lagos state govt, using it's Judiciary arm as the weapon.
With the Leadership in confusion who guides the market??.
If you see the market as bn dirty, is closing it the solution?, rmba Ladipo is a ''cluster of street shops'' meanin it's not even planned, so if the government is bn sincere abt dis,dn it should reolcate dm. To a well planned and mapped out area, considering the number of pple it employs, issues it helps resolve, family dat make their living there and bn the largest autopart mart in the State.
Or
A ppp btw d traders assoc. d landlords & state govt, to restructure the area like Tejuosho mkt, (gradually raising an organised mart, wt modernized structures and facilities and access roads).
Or
Set up a meeting with d whateva is left of the Leadership or an interim Leadership and Landlords in the area to av LAWMA personnels e.g 30 or 40 attached to d mart and 2 trucks, their job is to kip the mart clean. Sweepin the entire area everymornin by 5:00am or 6:00am or evening 10pm, dis is also a form of employment and the bills and salary of workers are sorted by the Traders association & Landlords.

Just my own idea and view on the Matter!!!!

lukkie: I went to the market recently and took these pictures while waiting for the guy to source some parts. Note that this is just a small section of the market.

naptu2:

1) In the case of the market, the government is not shutting the market permanently. Once the market executives sign an agreement that they will ensure that there's no street trading, that the market will be kept clean, etc the market will be reopened.

2) In the case of slum dwellers, if you've got documents showing that you are the legal owner of the land, you will be paid compensation or resettled. If you are an illegal squatter, then do not expect to get compensation. It would be wrong for government to compensate illegality, which will only encourage more people to break the law.

naptu2:

Is that the only market that has been closed?

segzi cres: Who is this one always making noise about "ibo" people? Please have sense na........this affects LAGOS STATE not a certain tribe. Damn!

[size=14pt]THUGGERY: Lagos Police Boss Summons Ladipo Market Leader[/size]

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, has summoned leaders of Ladipo Market traders at Mushin to the police headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, over threat to life and insecurity in the market and its environs.

The leaders were summoned to appear before Manko on Friday to explain the various reports about thuggery and threat to the lives of some traders and residents.

P.M.NEWS gathered that an invitation letter was delivered at the office of the central body called Ladipo Auto Central Executive Committee, LACEC.

The invitation has to do with the total break down of law and order in the market due to thuggery.

P.M.NEWS gathered that the market has been turned into a jungle where all sorts of crimes such as thuggery and drug dealings are allegedly committed.

Armed thugs have taken over the market and customers who go to the market are robbed of their possessions, yet the leaders are not doing anything about it.

Mushin Local Government Chairman, Mr. Babatunde Adepitan, noted in the presence of protesting traders over armed thugs in the market earlier this week that he was aware that armed thugs are in the market and he was doing everything possible to clean up the place.

The invitation also followed complaints by the residents in Papa Ajao area of Mushin who claimed that there are security challenges in the area and in the market both in the day and at night.

P.M.NEWS investigation revealed that there are about 36 unions that make up LACEC, and those unions have deployed their thugs called task force that unleash terror on both customers, traders and residents.

A trader told P.M.NEWS to come to Ladipo market around 7 pm and see how the market has been taken over by miscrants.

When P.M.NEWS contacted the market president, Mr Ikechukwu Animalu, he comfirmed the police boss’ invitation and noted that there are miscreants in the market but added that market leaders are battling to get rid of them.


The market has been facing crises over leadership tussle.The tussle led to the hiring of thugs who have compromised the security of the market.

momodub: eko o ni bajee ooo

[size=14pt]Fashola receives protesting Balogun traders, appeals for restraint[/size]

Written by  ⁠ ⁠ Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday appealed to the Island Fashion Dealers from Balogun Market, Lagos to exercise restraint with the government just as he promised to visit the market to determine its exact location and the state of things.

The governor spoke at the open grounds of the Lagos House, Ikeja when he received the traders, who staged a peaceful protest to the Governor’s Office to protest the continued closure of their market in the aftermath of a fire disaster in October last year.

Governor Fashola, who volunteered to visit the site of the market following claims and counter claims about the exact location of the market by the traders, also said the government owed all its citizens a duty to safeguard their lives.

He apologised to the traders for any inconveniences they might have been facing over the fire incident which ravaged their structures in October and noted that he had to adjourn the State Executive Council meeting to come and receive them.

He explained that the report he is getting indicates that since the fire incident occurred the building has not been stable and that government would be failing in its responsibilities if it allows people to carry on their business in such an unsafe environment.

Governor Fashola said that the fact that the building seemed safe to the traders does not mean it should be accepted as being safe until it is certified to be so by the relevant authorities of the State.

Speaking earlier, the spokesperson of the group, Mrs Moji Ibrahim claimed that the plaza that the traders occupied was not involved in the fire incident caused by firecrackers in Central Lagos.

She said the traders decided to stage a protest to the Alausa seat of government when it waited endlessly and did not get a quick response from officials of the state government on what step it intends to take concerning the burnt market. She said the situation has brought untold hardships to many families and dependants of the traders.

The traders who were happy about the Governor’s response and promise to personally visit the market sang in praise of his leadership qualities and dispersed peacefully.

The Governor was joined by members of the State Executive Council including the Special Adviser on Central Business District, Mrs Derin Disu, Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr Wale Ahmed and his Information and Strategy counterpart, Mr Lateef Ibirogba among others.

segzi cres: Who is this one always making noise about "ibo" people? Please have sense na........this affects LAGOS STATE not a certain tribe. Damn!

[size=14pt]Lagos Govt Orders Closure of Alade Market, Shopping Arcade[/size]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni, 2 July 2004

Lagos — The Lagos State Government yesterday ordered the closure of the popular Alade Market and Shopping Arcade, along Allen Avenue Onigbongbo Local Government area of Lagos State for failure to meet up with the environmental sanitation standard of the state.

The market was shut before 7am by security operatives from the state government's office at Alausa, before the traders could resume for their usual trading activities.

naptu2:
Fashola receives protesting Balogun traders, appeals for restraint

Written by ⁠ ⁠ Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday appealed to the Island Fashion Dealers from Balogun Market, Lagos to exercise restraint with the government just as he promised to visit the market to determine its exact location and the state of things.

The governor spoke at the open grounds of the Lagos House, Ikeja when he received the traders, who staged a peaceful protest to the Governor’s Office to protest the continued closure of their market in the aftermath of a fire disaster in October last year.

Governor Fashola, who volunteered to visit the site of the market following claims and counter claims about the exact location of the market by the traders, also said the government owed all its citizens a duty to safeguard their lives.

He apologised to the traders for any inconveniences they might have been facing over the fire incident which ravaged their structures in October and noted that he had to adjourn the State Executive Council meeting to come and receive them.

He explained that the report he is getting indicates that since the fire incident occurred the building has not been stable and that government would be failing in its responsibilities if it allows people to carry on their business in such an unsafe environment.

Governor Fashola said that the fact that the building seemed safe to the traders does not mean it should be accepted as being safe until it is certified to be so by the relevant authorities of the State.

Speaking earlier, the spokesperson of the group, Mrs Moji Ibrahim claimed that the plaza that the traders occupied was not involved in the fire incident caused by firecrackers in Central Lagos.

She said the traders decided to stage a protest to the Alausa seat of government when it waited endlessly and did not get a quick response from officials of the state government on what step it intends to take concerning the burnt market. She said the situation has brought untold hardships to many families and dependants of the traders.

The traders who were happy about the Governor’s response and promise to personally visit the market sang in praise of his leadership qualities and dispersed peacefully.

The Governor was joined by members of the State Executive Council including the Special Adviser on Central Business District, Mrs Derin Disu, Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr Wale Ahmed and his Information and Strategy counterpart, Mr Lateef Ibirogba among others.
http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/5649-fashola-receives-protesting-balogun-traders-appeals-for-restraint

naptu2: People are still going about this the wrong way.

1) This is not an issue of ethnicity because many places of business that are used by various ethnic groups have been closed, warned, etc since 1999. What ethnic group is the dominant ethnic group at Mile 12 market? What ethnic group is the dominant ethnic group at the Oko Baba saw mill? And so many others.

2) For the same reasons, Ladipo Market is not the only market that has been closed and it might not be the last, so trying to

Virgin Finder:

Mr Man,
Who appointed you a spin doctor or spokesman for the LASG?

What is your own?

Who are you trying to impress?

Anybody is free to see the market closure in any light.
That's their business.
Anybody that feels cheated should find his/her square root.

My friend, get busy!

Virgin Finder:

Mr Man,
Who appointed you a spin doctor or spokesman for the LASG?

What is your own?

Who are you trying to impress?

Anybody is free to see the market closure in any light.
That's their business.
Anybody that feels cheated should find his/her square root.

My friend, get busy!