The Lagos State Government on Wednesday demolished the Owonifari Market at Oshodi which has been in existence for more than 40 years. According to the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the move was geared towards the need to sanitise and beautify the Oshodi area and bring transformation, in particular, to the Owonifari area, as well as the entire bus stop terminal, which had been constituting a menace and an eyesore in the locality.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that a director in the Ministry of
Environment who head the demolition task force when ask for comment on
the exercise declined.
Ayorinde said, “The Owonifari area will be transformed into an ultra modern bus terminal with new bus shelters that are befitting of a structured park in a mega city.” The demolition was directly supervised in the earlier hours of Wednesday by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. Also on the ground to supervise the demolition were the Commissioner for Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, officials of Kick Against Indiscipline, the police and some other top government officials.
The Lagos State
Government on Wednesday demolished the Owonifari Market at Oshodi which
has been in existence for more than 40 years. According to the
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the move
was geared towards the need to sanitise and beautify the Oshodi area and
bring transformation, in particular, to the Owonifari area, as well as
the entire bus stop terminal, which had been constituting a menace and
an eyesore in the locality.
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Ayorinde said, “The Owonifari area will be transformed into an ultra
modern bus terminal with new bus shelters that are befitting of a
structured park in a mega city.” The demolition was directly supervised
in the earlier hours of Wednesday by the Lagos State Governor, Mr
Akinwunmi Ambode. Also on the ground to supervise the demolition were
the Commissioner for Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, officials of
Kick Against Indiscipline, the police and some other top government
officials.
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Iht was further learnt that the affected traders and shop owners had
been relocated to the new Isopakodowo Market at Bolade Area of Oshodi.
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It was learnt that the affected traders and shop owners had been
relocated to a new Isopakodowo Market at Balance area of Oshodi. Which was a good move by the State Government for all affected traders.
The state government in a statement stated that it planned to transform
the demolished market into an ultra-modern bus terminus with new bus
shelter befitting the new status of Lagos as a mega city.
The demolition reportedly ended at 7.45 am and was
carried out under tight security.
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