Hausa traders reject planned development of popular Alaba Rago market in Lagos


Traders in the popular Alaba Rago International Market in Lagos have rejected the planned development of the market by the authorities of Iba Local Council Development Area (LCDA).
Our correspondent reports that the plan by the LCDA to develop the market had generated tension and mixed feelings among traders in the market.

A stakeholders’ meeting called this week by the LCDA authorities ended in a stalemate as leaders and stakeholders of the market rejected the planned development.

Daily Trust reports that the market is predominantly populated by the Hausa people though there are other non-Hausa traders selling all kinds of items in the market.
The Hausa traders told the LCDA authorities to allow them continue the development of the market as they had been doing in the last 40 years.
Serikin Hausawa of the market, Alhaji Mustapha Sokoto, asked the council to hand over the development plan to them which they would carry out according to specifications.
He expressed fears that most of the traders would not be able to afford shops if the market should be demolished and new set of structures erected.
Spokesman of the Hausa traders, Alhaji Adamu Katagum, stressed that the Hausa traders had settled for decades in the market and invested heavily in the development of the market.
He said: “We have been developing this place for a long time and we would not stop developing it. What we want is for the LCDA to hand over the development plan to us and we would follow the plan to the latter.”
Chairman of Iba LCDA, Mrs. Rahmat Rachael Oseni, who made a presentation of the 3-D plan for Alaba Rago market, said her predecessors started the project to give the market a facelift.
She said the time had come for the council to develop the market and solicited the cooperation of traders even as she assured that shops would be affordable to the traders in the new market being proposed.
But the presentation by the chairman did not convince the Hausa traders who insisted they had the money to develop the market.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/hausa-traders-reject-planned-development-of-alaba-rago-market.html

As they are used to kiosk and ramshackle structures, they will not want to allow their host state put up modernised structures n facilities! That is also why they don't want to invest in ranches and stop roaming around, they want everything free!

Our Lagos people! Are these people not disrespecting their hosts? See how those you love refuse decent development yet you will insult Igbos and call them 'developers' in a derogatory manner? Una well done!

Is this not wickedness?

Why would Lagos State government want to develop the market.??

Let them allow hausa fulani develop it to their taste.. because the land belongs to them.

1 Nigeria or nothing.

Lagos state government need to do something about this Alaba arago

They want to claim it as their inheritance. If govt does it then it belongs to the state but if they do it then it belongs to them. They have sense.

Hausa people sef don turn Developers. Taking a feather from Igbos.

Na so o!!

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Hausa traders reject planned development of popular Alaba Rago market in Lagos


Traders in the popular Alaba Rago International Market in Lagos have rejected the planned development of the market by the authorities of Iba Local Council Development Area (LCDA).
Our correspondent reports that the plan by the LCDA to develop the market had generated tension and mixed feelings among traders in the market.

A stakeholders’ meeting called this week by the LCDA authorities ended in a stalemate as leaders and stakeholders of the market rejected the planned development.

Daily Trust reports that the market is predominantly populated by the Hausa people though there are other non-Hausa traders selling all kinds of items in the market.
The Hausa traders told the LCDA authorities to allow them continue the development of the market as they had been doing in the last 40 years.
Serikin Hausawa of the market, Alhaji Mustapha Sokoto, asked the council to hand over the development plan to them which they would carry out according to specifications.
He expressed fears that most of the traders would not be able to afford shops if the market should be demolished and new set of structures erected.
Spokesman of the Hausa traders, Alhaji Adamu Katagum, stressed that the Hausa traders had settled for decades in the market and invested heavily in the development of the market.
He said: “We have been developing this place for a long time and we would not stop developing it. What we want is for the LCDA to hand over the development plan to us and we would follow the plan to the latter.”
Chairman of Iba LCDA, Mrs. Rahmat Rachael Oseni, who made a presentation of the 3-D plan for Alaba Rago market, said her predecessors started the project to give the market a facelift.
She said the time had come for the council to develop the market and solicited the cooperation of traders even as she assured that shops would be affordable to the traders in the new market being proposed.
But the presentation by the chairman did not convince the Hausa traders who insisted they had the money to develop the market.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/hausa-traders-reject-planned-development-of-alaba-rago-market.html

nawaooooo, how could Hausa be dictating to Lagos state government .