LASG Urges Computer Village Traders To Embrace Relocation Of Market

The Lagos State authorities has urged traders successful the machine village, Ikeja, to clasp the projected relocation of the marketplace to ICT and Business Park, Katangowa, Agbado Oke-Odo

The imperishable secretary, Office of Urban Development, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, who spoke during the gathering astatine the marketplace square, Otigba Street, Ikeja said that the gathering was astatine the behest of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, who directed that determination should beryllium an inclusive process successful which beneficiaries play an progressive relation successful the ongoing relocation effort.

“In enactment with the Governor’s directive and to show the openness and transparency of the Lagos State government, we person brought this gathering to you successful your marketplace for the archetypal clip since the commencement of the workout immoderate 15 years ago,” helium said.

Oki said that the medication of Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu was committed to the speedy completion of the relocation workout arsenic it was expediting enactment connected the operation of the ultramodern ICT and Business Park and its complementary facilities specified arsenic hotels, banking hall, recreation centre, car parks, occurrence station, constabulary station and entree roads, among others.

He said that moving the ICT concern from Ikeja, whose archetypal residential presumption had been abused by the integrated maturation of concern activities, to the purpose-built ICT and Business Park, Katangowa would connection a win-win concern to some the authorities and the traders, particularly successful the areas of concern optimisation and a serene environment.

He urged stakeholders of the machine colony to clasp the bully gestures of the Lagos State Government and cooperate afloat to facilitate speedy and seamless question to the designated tract to instrumentality maximum vantage of opportunities therein.

He enjoined them to henceforth bring backmost sanity to the Ikeja machine colony suburb by desisting from trading connected the thoroughfare oregon displaying wares connected the road, roadworthy setbacks oregon drainages, and drainage setbacks, portion assuring of the authorities government’s committedness to sustainable, people-focused municipality development.

Director Urban Development, Olalekan Odujebe and Tpl. Olayinka Bello made a presumption that highlighted ongoing efforts and benefits deriving from the relocation exercise.

The Iyaloja of the Market, Chief Mrs Abisola Azeez expressed gratitude to Governor Sanwo-Olu for the initiative, adding that the relocation, erstwhile completed, would further heighten the market’s imaginable and supply a much conducive situation for traders and customers.