DrMuzoic:
I don't believe this

ayindejimmy:
That page is a PDP propaganda page. I won't click it when I'm looking for real news. I only visit it for comic relief.
Alaba was closed for GEJ when TAN held their rally b4 the last election.
So why is it supposed to be news now... Oh! Cos it's for APC

raumdeuter:
If you're not okay with it then carry your market go your region

onyebuchiokafor:
I don't believe this,, It could be another setup to bring AMBODE down... BESIDES this shouldn't be AMBODE'S business,, he wasn't the one who ordered the lock down.. so he shouldn't be at fault, rather it should be the OBA....Xo lets vote for a good governance this Saturday....

AMBODE for CHANGE in LAGOS 2015...

APC,, CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VirginFinder:
Long live the Oba of Lagos.

Whoever is not ok with him or his directives should leave!

chronique:
If this is true,it means a serious problem is brewing. Anyways,I'm waiting for saturday to come so I can do the needful(voting for Agbaje).

onatisi:
from what I can deduce if jimi wins then there will be big problem in lagos. Some ibos will follow the kings directive while some won't. The point now is even among yoruba voters in lagos does jimi agbaje have the majority? Hausas will likely vote for buhari party or apc because buhari their kinsman is the president. But what reason will igbos give to vote for jimi or pdp in lagos state?

VirginFinder:
Long live the Oba of Lagos.

Whoever is not ok with him or his directives should leave!

Freest:

bros, let's call a spade a spade. whether GEJ closed alaba market doesn't matter, what matters here is ordering people and compelling them to attend the rally. Closing the shops around is not my problem. Why not let them use their free will to attend or otherwise? this political compulsion is ridiculous...

Today, hundreds of shop owners, especially of Igbo, were reportedly forced to shut-down their shops at the Idumota Market, Lagos Island and ordered to go and join the APC candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode .

This is coming when the Lagos monarch is under heavy criticism for threatening to deal with Igbo residents of Lagos if they ddid not vote for his APC candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode.

One of the traders in an sms message to reporters said, “We arrived Idumota market to our shops as early as 8am. Shortly after, some thugs came, ordering us shut our shops on the orders of Oba Akiolu. They gave us 10 minutes to hurriedly close shops and join the waiting vehicles parked in front of his palace, and heading to Orile, venue of Ambode’s campaign led by the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.”

Some of the Igbo traders who deal on pharmaceutical products in the market said when they arrived the market, some messengers informed them that Oba Akiolu ordered everyone to close shop and join buses numbering over 100.

A Pharmaceutical products dealer, said: “We were shocked at what happened today (Tuesday) in Idumota market. When we got to the market, we were caught unawares by a purported order from the Oba of Lagos, directing all traders to close shop and join a bus heading for Ambode’s campaign.


“We were shocked by this directive, because we were never informed the previous day (Monday) about this directive. More worrisome is the fact that I lost millions of naira because of this self-serving coercion by the Oba.”

Another pharmaceutical products dealer, said: “I feel this recent forceful directive by the Oba is in fulfilment of his recent threat to deal with Ndigbo if they fail to vote for his preferred candidate. But as far as I am concerned, no amount of threat or coercion will deter me from making my choice at the forthcoming governorship election in Lagos State.”

Some Igbo traders view the monarch’s order as not unconnected with the campaign of Ambode in the Orile axis of the state. President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and other APC national leaders were in Lagos today to lead the campaign train