Lagos CBD seeks cooperation of market associations on traffic, environmental issues

Lagos CBD seeks cooperation of market associations on traffic, environmental issues

Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Central Business Districts, Hon. Mrs. Bola Olumegbon-Lawal, has called on the leadership of market associations within the Ikeja Business District to prevail on their members to comply with traffic and environment regulations within the business district.
Olumegbon-Lawal made the call at a meeting with the leadership of the computer village market association led by the Iyaloja, Mrs. Abisola Azeez Raolat.
Olumegbon-Lawal decried the various offences perpetrated by members of the association especially illegal conversion of roads to markets as well as allocating selling points to street traders, thereby obstructing vehicular movements.
This is contained in a statement by Deputy Director, CBD, Olaoye Olusegun, obtained on Saturday.
The special adviser urged the leadership of the associations to prevail on their members.
She said the appeal became necessary because of the belief that market associations in the state are critical stakeholders in finding lasting solutions to the traffic and environmental issues within the business district.
“We are aware that you are our partner in progress and a major stakeholder in finding a lasting solution to the traffic issues within the Ikeja Business District.
“We recognise that you have control over your members at the local level and I appeal to you to call them to order in ensuring that traffic situation within this axis improves,” she said.
She also called on street traders using the walkways and kerbs to display their goods as well as motorists parking under the bridges to desist from the practice.
She said the state would continue to impound vehicles and goods parked or displayed in unauthorised areas.
Olumegbon-Lawal stressed the present administration was poised to making life easy for residents, shoppers and traders within the Ikeja business district.
The government, she said, would not tolerate illegal activities of miscreants parading as “omonile” in any part of the business district.
She disclosed that nobody or group of individuals would be allowed to derail the developmental agenda of Lagos State as enshrined In the ‘’THEME PLUS’’ policy thrust of the state government.
The Iyaloja of Computer Village Market Association, Mrs. Abisola Azeez Raolat, responding on behalf of association pledged the commitment of members to comply with the traffic and environmental laws of the state.
She disclosed that the market association had already put in motion plan to sanitize the market and its vicinity to ensure free flow of vehicular movement in and out of the market.