PROTEST TRAILED GOV.AMOSUN’S PLANNED MARKET DEMOLITION.
Hundreds of traders yesterday at the popular Itoku Market in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital protested the plan by the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to demolish their shops for road expansion .
The marketers, mainly textile traders who staged a peaceful protest begged the governor to give them more time to vacate the market and to also provide them alternative space.
The traders, however, said that Amosun’s action could ruin their businesses and means of livelihood, if he did not tarry awhile till after Christmas and New year.
The traders who blocked the Itoku Road expressed their disapproval of the ultimatum given to them by Governor Amosun to vacate the market for the commencement of the demolition.
The state governor had on Monday moved round the market to warn the traders to vacate the area by Wednesday (yesterday) so as to pave way for the demolition exercise for the planned road expansion .
We will recollect that such ultimatum was issued to traders in Omida market. I made a post in this regard during the week
"Gov Amosun Orders Market women and men to vacate Omida Market!
Hear what a friend of mine sent in...
"Absolute madness from mr governor.
How could you give us 3 days to clear Omida market by coming now to announce that we should start packing without prior notice ?"
Anonymous.
What alternative(s) do they have ?
Where would they source for a means of livelihood ?
Won't they be rendered jobless ?
Is this the change that we craved for in Ogun state ? Time is telling."
What baffles most of us is the fact that there are huge infrastructural investments and developments in Abeokuta as if that's the only city that makes up Ogun state. What manner of roads and major infrastructural developments are being embar in other parts of Ogun state...in Remo, Yewa, Awori, Ijebu and the likes?
Isnt this abuse of privilege on the part of the governor who hails from Abeokuta?
Sf Ojo Emmanuel.
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