November 18, 2021

Chief Mrs Folashade Tinubu Ojo, the Iyaloja General of Nigeria has explained the circumstances that led to the closure of the popular Oyingbo market in Lagos, last Friday.

She stated that, Honorable Omolola Essien, the Chairman of the Lagos Mainland Local Government, which oversees the Oyingbo Market, ordered the immediate closure of the market over the very poor hygiene conditions in the market.

Tinubu-Ojo stated this while addressing members of the press at Alausa, Ikeja on Wednesday.

“The Chairman of the Local Government called me and said that she had ordered the immediate closure of the market. She said the market was too dirty and not appropriate as a sales for food items to be consumed by human beings”.

“I also visited the market myself and ordered the traders to immediately commence a sanitation exercise and that the market will not be reopened until the market is properly cleaned.

“In order not to make the traders suffer much losses, I asked that traders selling perishable items to continue selling till the end of the day but that no trader at all will be allowed to sell from the next day”.

The Iyaloja of Agric Coker Odunade section of the Oyingbo Market; Mrs Abimbola, also said that they had raised a team to conduct a spot-check on the Oyingbo market if it was clean enough to be opened, but on getting there, we found that the market was worse than how it was the last time they checked.

Speaking further, Chief Mrs. Tinubu Ojo said that Ministry of Environment officials and also her own took pictures as evidence of how dirty the market was.

She also addressed the issue of allegations against her that she had ordered Oyingbo Market traders to pay a levy of N5million (Five Million Naira).

“BBC Yoruba reported that I ordered the closure of the market because they did not pay the N5 million levy. This is common blackmail that some of the traders resort to so that they can cover their misdemeanour. A section of them were even trying to intimidate us while we were at the market but we stood our ground."

She seized the opportunity to advice all Lagos market traders to make sure that they sanitize their market and also make it clean.

TundeWX:
What kind of office/post is that..."iyaloja general of nigeria"..the kind of rubbish going on in this country is crazy... ...who knows they might jus be "mechanic-general of nigeria" or "mai sayi-general of the federation "

EcoBrick:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/why-oyingbo-market-was-closed-iyaloja-general/
“In order not to make the traders suffer much losses, I asked that traders selling perishable items to continue selling till the end of the day but that no trader at all will be allowed to sell from the next day”.
Mynd44
Lalasticlala

Must you always lock up Especially during festive periods Isn't there people in charge of the market Why not hold them accountable for it

You care about their businesses yet you lock it up during this festive period

May God continue to punish those of you bring untold hardship to the masses! Amen!

Buckeyemedia1:
Pursuit to the provisions of The Constitution 1999 As Amended, States are allowed to make laws that help govern their states, it is in Lagos State’s law, did you not see that she had the press statement @ Alausa, Sit of the Government of Lagos State?

Fine! Then if what she's doing is right then why the pretense

If you wish to generate money, just say so! These people pay certain amount too

I doubt Lagos State has a hand in anything that will affect businesses in this harsh economy!

DubaiLandLord1:
What's wrong in having ijaloja general?

In this 21st century

Is it in our constitution

Of what benefit is her role other than dropping sacrifices here and there, collecting owó mi da with no proper accountability

Mama owó mi da

MASTAkiLLAh:
Point of correction, she's the iyaloja general of Lagos and maybe Iragbiji in Osun state but definitely not any useless iyaloja general of Nigeria. She and her addled father shouldn't overstep their boundaries

Aksnoopy:
Ugly ass woman. Lagos deserves whatever they get.

Wiseandtrue:

In this 21st century

Is it in our constitution

Of what benefit is her role other than collecting owó mi da with no proper accountability

Buckeyemedia1:
States are allowed to make laws that help govern their states, it is in Lagos State’s law, did you not see that she had the press statement @ Alausa, Sit of the Government of Lagos State?

EcoBrick:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/why-oyingbo-market-was-closed-iyaloja-general/

“In order not to make the traders suffer much losses, I asked that traders selling perishable items to continue selling till the end of the day but that no trader at all will be allowed to sell from the next day”.

MrMaestro:


Igbo men are now wanting to attack women? For what reason? You all are pussies and need to learn to follow rules and regulations. All that dirty garbage way you do your markets where you’re from isn’t tolerated, especially when people buy food. Soon cholera will break out. I support her 100% for this.

Wiseandtrue:

In this 21st century

Is it in our constitution

Of what benefit is her role other than dropping sacrifices here and there, collecting owó mi da with no proper accountability

Mama owó mi da

DubaiLandLord1:
What's wrong in having ijaloja general?

JAMO84:
They cannot clean up where they make their daily cash.


I knew that 5 million Naira nonsense was a total BS

MrMaestro:
it’s in Yoruba culture. If you don’t like it you can leave. It’s that simple. If you don’t follow the rules of China, US, England, India, you will be arrested and business shut down. Honestly she should’ve started shutting down some of their businesses and given them the Ghana treatment. And watch them come back with brooms to clean the market.

And you called her a leader

This enemy of business/progress

She knows that traders usually sell more during this time, they will pay the N5M ASAP

If she's not the greedy type, why not ensure they clean up and ready for business immediately

Doesn't the state has PSP What's their work again

Or are they not paying Owo tickets nkor Where those ones dey go

In case you don't know, let me tell you the day Tinubu dies, there will be joy in Nigeria!

He better repent before it's too late!

ERockson:
Every market or places you see high concentration of Igbo is always very dirty. This is the bitter truth.