Smarting from the last week’s crisis in the Mile 12 market area of Lagos, the State House of Assembly yesterday told the state government to begin arrangements for the relocation of the popular foodstuff market.



The market, which is due to be moved to Parafa, in Ikorodu, according to the House, has overstayed its welcome in the area and should no longer be tolerated in the heart of the city.

Also penciled for relocation is the Owode Market on Ikorodu road and others of such market that have expanded to the highway.
Presenting the issue at Matters of Urgent Public Importance, during Monday’s plenary, member of the House, Jude Idimogu, drew attention of his colleagues to the last week mayhem in which 12 people were killed, scores of persons maimed and raped and over 15 houses razed.

Idimogu noted that such violence and tribal clashes had become one too many in the market with security agencies also fingered for taking sides with one tribe against the other.

While he commended the state government for rising to the occasion to quell the crisis, the lawmaker said that it was high time the government had relocated the market to a better site and away from residential community.

Idimogu’s colleague, representing Epe II Constituency, Abiodun Tobun, recalled that the Mile 12 market dated back several decades, was established when the area was not as developed as it is today.

Tobun said: “Not only has the area developed, the market too has enlarged with many trailers now parked on the road side to enter the market creating traffic on that corridor. Government is doing much to keep street traders off the road, but the market itself deserves to be relocated.”

Lawmaker representing Ikorodu I Constituency, Sanai Agunbiade, observed that the traffic around that corridor was due to the market that has overstayed its welcome.

Agunbiade recalled that the last administration had in fact designed a large expanse of land for regional food market in Parafa, where Mile 12 was proposed to be relocated.

But the lawmaker representing the area (Kosofe II Constituency), Tunde Buraimoh, pleaded with the House to exercise caution on such move, citing that the disagreement between trading Hausas and the Yoruba host community would be resolved and peace would soon returned.

Several of his colleagues, however, disagreed, urging the state government to put sentiments aside and use its political will to relocate “the nuisance of a market”.

Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, in his ruling, said it was high time the government had done the needful on Mile 12 and set all machineries in motion to relocate both Mile 12 and Owode market, assuring that the House would support with the needed budget for such exercise.

Source: http://m.guardian.ng/news/lagos-assembly-orders-relocation-of-mile-12-owode-markets/

Nice one.

Lalasticlala.. This is for your attention.

Niiice Move!
Infact, I suggest they move it to somewhere in Ogun State.

K

Proactive government

Finding immediate solutions to problems instead of crying and shouting marginalisation

This is a welcome developments....Nice one lagos state assembly

Welcome development

wise move..

Good

Isokay

Let them construct the new market properly not that dirty and over crowded space called mile 12 market

Na there malam no go operate?

Na only deaths dey make naija leaders get small sense

This is a welcome development.
Enough land for Tinubu and co to build more estates

I'm beginning to REALLY like Ambode.

those in support say "aye"

I knew it frm the Onset that this is gonna happen. The case of the riot is just a perfect opportunity for the government of the day to take chances.

Instead of rebuilding the market they are relocating them. For what, to plant flowers or for overhead bridges?

This coward step isn't gonna stop any inter-tribal riot in the future, so this step is just so useless to me.

Hurray, HBD to me!!

Very good

k

Obiodunukwe:
Proactive government

Finding immediate solutions to problems instead of crying and shouting marginalisation

proactive u say? When the deed has already been done.

it should not be politicized o.

As good as the move sounds, they should also remember that Ikorodu is probably the fastest growing residential area in Lagos, and moving the mile 12 market would put so much pressure on the current infrastructure in Ikorodu.
What plans do they have for the roads in Ikorodu?
How will the area and security agencies in Ikorodu deal with the influx of traders and customers?
Moving the market doesn't solve the issue that caused the fighting, we just changed locations.

We (Nigeria as a country) should learn to do things holistically.

Long overdue.

Relocating the market is a good one but will that solve the root cause of inter tribal clashes?

Should such clash re occur after the relocation what next?

Our solutions to problems should not only be a quick fix but one that addresses the root cause of the problem.

lt is about time.

nice one, buh mehnnnn!going to ikorodu to buy my stuffs chiaaaaaaa na longgg tin for mi ooooooo

It's better to cancel the whole market, and build wholesale stores. Where the firms who farm can actually sell the produce out of land they buy and build. Only allow abattoirs and not whole cattle markets. What do people that do not have light need one whole cattle chained to their house for? In other countries most people have never seen a live cow, not to talk of chicken, and they still have large parties!

Relocation is long over due, this will reduce unnecessary hoodlums around the market, most especially the northerners as they believe the life of a cow is much better than human life.

scholes0:
Niiice Move!
Infact, I suggest they move it to somewhere in Ogun State.

were ni e ni,for this side wey we dey enjoy little relative peace?

Are you sure you know how Mile 12 market works?

My suggestion will be to have two markets of that category at two extremes of Lagos. That will reduce the congestion on Lagos road infrastructure. A situation where all markets in Lagos go to a central point for their food items is too much of a burden.

baby124:
It's better to cancel the whole market, and build wholesale stores. Where the firms who farm can actually sell the produce out of land they buy and build. Only allow abattoirs and not whole cattle markets. What do people that do not have light need one whole cattle chained to their house for? In other countries most people have never seen a live cow, not to talk of chicken, and they still have large parties!