GOV ABIODUN GIVES STREET TRADERS ON THE LAGOS- IBADAN EXPRESSWAY ROAD SETBACK TWENTY-ONE DAY ULTIMATUM TO VACATE

By Yusuf Olatunji 

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has given all illegal street traders on road setback along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway especially those at Kara, Isheri Warewa a twenty- one day ultimatum vacate as part of government's efforts at restoring environmental sanity to the axis

As a first step all their shanties will be demolished for a proper clean - up of the axis in preparation for beautification of those setback to  complement  the reconstruction of the Expressway by the federal government. Governor Abiodun gave the directive in a message delivered on his behalf by his Commissioner for Environment,Mr Ola Oresanya during a meeting with community leaders at the palace of Olofin of Isheri, Oba Sulaiman Adekunle Bamgbade in Isheri. 

Abiodun said the state government took the decision to dislodge the street traders and demolish all the shanties to restore environmental sanity after several warnings,abatement notices and other  entreatis for them to move to government approved markets failed. 

"So my government will not wait and allow a small group of individuals in the name of trading which is outside approved markets put the safety and health of our decent people at risk"Governor Abiodun added

Responding, Oba Bamgbola on behalf of the community leaders pledged the commitment of the residents to  government's efforts at ridding the axis of menace of street traders as their shanties are not only posing environmental challenges but are used by criminals to attack innocent residents of the area and other unsuspecting public.