The Lagos
State Government has denied involvement in the demolition of Sabo market on
Itoikin road in Ikorodu, which was carried out on Thursday night by
unscrupulous
and desperate developers suspected to be acting in connivance with
certain Local Government officials. A statement issued on Friday by the
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, stated that the
State Government did not demolish the market and would not demolish any market
or property in the State without following due process.
The
statement noted further that the State Government’s preliminary investigation
revealed that the market was demolished by some private developers, in connivance
with some local government officers and a certain uniformed personnel who acted
beyond their brief. It explained that government had observed a pattern which
engages uniform men to carry out spurious orders without any proper notice
being served to deny market women of the means of their livelihood.
It affirmed
that Government would no longer tolerate this brazen act of illegality.
The
commissioner said to forestall similar occurrence, the Government would
henceforth beam its searchlight on the excesses of developers, local government
officials and their cohorts in order to protect the interest of hard working
traders.
“The current
administration in the State is committed to the socio-economic empowerment of
the people and has formulated policies and taken measures that would guarantee
their economic well-being.”
“It would
therefore not fold its arms and watch desperate individuals or groups deny hard
working people in the State their means of livelihood,” Ayorinde said.
The
statement reiterated the commitment of the government to protect the right of
every citizen and warned against further acts of connivance between developers
and their cohorts.
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