Lagos
State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (3rd right), jointly cutting
the ribbon with the Iyaloja of Lagos, Folashade Tinubu Ojo (3rdleft)
during the official handing over of Isopakodowo Market, Oshodi, built to
resettle traders affected by the regeneration of Oshodi on Tuesday,
January 7, 2014. With them are: Deputy Governor, Hon. (Mrs) Adejoke
Orelope-Adefulire (2nd left), Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,
Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (right), Chairman, Oshodi-Isolo Local Government
Area, Hon. Bolaji Muse Ariyo (left) and the Contractor, Provida
Investment Limited, Alhaji Abdul Sanni (2nd right).
Lagos
State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN addressing traders, business
men and women, artisans and residents during the handing over of the
Isopakodowo Market, Oshodi, built to resettle traders affected by the
regeneration of Oshodi and others during the official handing over of by
the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN).
The
front view of the Isopakodowo Market, Oshodi, built to resettle traders
affected by the regeneration of Oshodi and others during the
commissioning by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN)
on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. INSET: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde
Fashola SAN (right) Iyaloja of Lagos, Folashade Tinubu Ojo (2nd right),
Deputy Governor, Hon. (Mrs) Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (middle),
Contractor, Provida Investment Limited, Alhaji Abdul Sanni (2nd right)
and the Chairman, Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, Hon. Bolaji Muse
Ariyo (left).
Unveiling the market on Tuesday in Oshodi, the governor said his administration would continue to work to make the lives of citizens better.
He declared that trading had been a foremost activity of the people and that over 50 percent of the economy of Lagos revolves around trading.
Fashola urged Lagosians to support government by utilizing the facilities in a manner that would achieve the goals of constructing the market, saying that appropriate facility managers would be appointed for the market to ensure that its maintenance was in top shape.
He also disclosed that traders displaced from the railway lines and road median would benefit first, adding that 374 of them had been given shops in the new market.
The governor, while assuring the traders of adequate security with the installation of CCTV cameras, urged them to be watchdogs over those who do not secure appropriate trade permits.
He enjoined people to desist from erecting illegal structures inside the market while asking the local governments to assist the state in ensuring that people get the necessary permit before erecting structures.
Fashola said his administration was still undertaking the reconstruction of some roads in Oshodi, noting that the main Oshodi Road had been awarded and that the contractor would soon move to site, stating that the state government would also consider the local government when it plans to award new road contracts.
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Kadri Hamzat stated that the reconstruction of the market was important for the economy of Lagos and social development, likewise discouraging street trading.
Apart from the 64 CCTVs, he disclosed that the market is also equipped with firefighting equipment, 22 toilets, two standby generators and a borehole, adding that the provision of the market by the government was another signature of the government to develop every sphere of the state.
—Kazeem Ugbodaga
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