Princess Bukonla Obasa, Wife of the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), on Friday, inaugurated an ultra modern market in Agege Local Government Area of the state.
The new market ,built at Moshalashi Alhaja area of the LGA, comprises 100 lock-up shops, toilets, parking space and other facilities.
Mrs Obasa ,during the inauguration ,urged traders to take proper care of the facilities at the new market .
Obasa, represented by Mrs Kayinsola Adebeshin, her Personal Assistant ,said the market was provided by the council to address inadequate market spaces for traders and the attendant problem of street trading .
She urged traders in the community to shun street trading and move into the new market for their convenience and that of their customers.
“We appeal to traders to shun roadside trading and take advantage of the new market.
“We also urge them to take proper care of the facilities and adhere strictly to the market sanitation rules “,she said.
Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, Executive Chairman, in his remarks, warned against roadside trading, saying erring traders would be arrested and sanctioned.
Egunjobi said that the market was built for convenient use of traders ,their customers and residents
” This ultra modern market was built to bring succor to the traders and residents.
“Before now, this place was a hideout for hoodlums and criminals , but we converted it to this beautiful market for the benefit of traders ,their customers and residents “,he said.
The council chairman added that the lock-up shops could accommodate no fewer than 100 traders, apart from dozens of petty traders that could be accommodated in the new market.
Alhaja Taibat Tijani, the Iyaloja General of Agege, thanked the council chairman for the market ,saying the traders would ensure proper use of the facilities therein.
According to her, no trader will be allowed to trade by the roadside .
“Any interested trader will need to obtain a form and follow the normal process before he or she can get a space in the market ” she said.
Mrs Abosede Lawal, one of the traders ,also thanked the council boss for the market project, saying that the new facility would go a long way to help traders do their business safely .
