By Ademola Adeyemo

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has set up a committee to investigate all issues of persistent friction and intransigence at the Ladipo Market with the aim of fostering understanding between the government and the operators of the market.

The committee made up of four commissioners, a general manager and seven appointees of Ndigbo Lagos, was mandated to work out a lasting solution to end the frequent clashes between the Lagos State Government and the traders over the environmental condition of the market described as the largest motor spare parts market in Africa.

Fashola at a meeting held with the new executive of Ndigbo Lagos, an umbrella body of all Igbo organisations led by its President General, Professor Anya O. Anya , last week restated the commitment of his administration in providing a conducive atmosphere for all residents in the state to carry out their legitimate businesses.

Also, in a release signed by the Publicity Secretary of Ndigbo Lagos, Chuma Igwe, and made available to THISDAY, the group, while making a passionate plea for the reopening of Ladipo Market, also condemned what it called “deficit of good conduct and orderliness by operators in the market.”

According to the release “On grievances and complaints by resident non-indigenes of high handedness by the government’s law enforcement agents, the governor expressed confidence on the grievance handling structures and procedures in the State and enjoined Ndigbo-in-Lagos and indeed all Lagos citizens to take advantage of these structures whenever they have complaints and condemned any paranoid suspicion and resort to self-help”

The group, however, lauded the governor for his exemplary dedication to crime fighting and development and encouraged him to continue on his laudable path of more inclusiveness in the creation of employment and enjoyment of economic opportunities.

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werepeLeri: I thought they said committees dont make things work?

werepeLeri: I thought they said committees dont make things work?

FreeGlobe: Rubbish. Damage control. Everybody has seen Fashola for the bigot he is.

kettykings:
If this young men were smart enough to build a business with a turn over of more than N100B a day from the 20 pounds that was given to them after the war , then they are definitely smarter to reroute their business to much friendlier locations if Lagos becomes unfavorable .
It will be pertinent to note that one of the reasons Port Harcourt has remained the way it is today is the Economic Xenophobia Exhibited by the Riverine Indigenes who came out to claim the property of Igbo Business men who lost the war . Today Port Harcourt despite its strategic location and importance has not lived up to billing.

Possibly in the Next few months we would be witnessing the Rise of Auto parts Business in locations friendlier to these business men

Ngwakwe: For once Gov. Fashola has recognized his failures and registered the recent events at Ladipo Auto Market as a conflict.

Somehow or may be, he took a wrong advice from one of his Special Advisers who harbors evil intention against the S. Easterners.

Fashola took a wrong step but definitely in the right direction.

Right direction - Yes, Humans should not be allowed to do business in such a filthy, dirty environment thereby endangering their health and that of surrounding communities.

However, what we witnessed in Ladipo market is a cumulative years of neglect by both the traders and the Government.

By abruptly closing the market after one week of notice, the government was exonerating itself from its functions and past failures hence my condemnation of Fashola's decision.

The Government and the traders have lost some revenue and the members of public who needed spare parts to fix their vehicles were stranded and suffered because of this immature decision.

All the parties involved in this conflict should work together to ensure that IT WIL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

T8ksy:


Ol' boy, abeg, hurry up and reroute your multi-billion naira businesses to your village, jo. while you are at it, please

don't forget to take your "exceptional-gifted" human resources along with you to onitsha market and the likes. or anywhere you feel is ready to

accommodate your lawless dispositions.

https://www.nairaland.com/1219574/kanu-nwankwo-defrauded-n1.4billion/1
kettykin: Kanu Nwankwo goofed big time , this is a young man that grew up in Owerri and after making it big overseas deciding to invest in Lagos even though his money did not come from lagos or Nigeria and then the big gaffe making a yoruba man the CEO of his business Venture, if this is not madness then what is it .

What successful business has yorubas ever done besides Agbero (extortionist) and Taxi driving .
The foreign owned Businesses that Awolowo cornered to the yorubas using the infamous indigenisation policy in nigeria Decree has been run down single handedly by inept yoruba kleptomaniacs .

Kanu went ahead and invested in Lagos a state that is now beginning to bring xenophobic ,anti igbo policies while foolishly believing in one Nigeria .This N1.4B could have as well be used to build an estate in the Eastern states of a Hotel in Owerri or even team up with co investors to invest in telecommunications in the east.
This story is similar to how a certain Alaba defrauded investors in the then Mobitel fixed wireless , when the Directors found out they did not bother to take the case to court knowing fully well how bigoted and Nepotic Yoruba Lawyers can be , at the end of the Day the Alaba man was found dead in the Mobitel Premises and the case ended.

ujchief: Doing things backwards!

He would have inaugurated this committee made up of the igbos, market unions and members of the state environmental team to look for ways to clean up the market and recommend ways of doing this; rather than taking an action people will consider as pure wickedness, and then turning back later to do damage control.

We should learn to do things right, not taking knee-jerk reactions and then, upon regret, try to save face by doing some weak damage control.

I'm saying this because I like this guy and will be rooting for him as a strong presidential candidate; but actions like this might taint his prospects.

Peace.

werepeLeri: I thought they said committees dont make things work?

kettykings: A belated and weak attempt at reversing the damage done as a result of the weak economic team of Lagos state Government.
This committee should have come long before closing the market, as it is the damage has been done it will take months before Fashola will realize the damage he has inflicted on the Lagos Economy . Anybody who has followed the movie/Textile distribution industry will realize that not much happens any more in Idumota and tejuosho anymore because of what i term economic Xenophobia of yorubas.

If this young men were smart enough to build a business with a turn over of more than N100B a day from the 20 pounds that was given to them after the war , then they are definitely smarter to reroute their business to much friendlier locations if Lagos becomes unfavorable .
It will be pertinent to note that one of the reasons Port Harcourt has remained the way it is today is the Economic Xenophobia Exhibited by the Riverine Indigenes who came out to claim the property of Igbo Business men who lost the war . Today Port Harcourt despite its strategic location and importance has not lived up to billing.

Possibly in the Next few months we would be witnessing the Rise of Auto parts Business in locations friendlier to these business men

Negro_Ntns: The comments and responses of igbos on this thread is proof that igbo culturally has no reverence for constituted authority. They respond and respect brute treatment and interaction and consider it a show of courage because naturally they are brute and ill mannered. A gentle and soft approach and handling of them will always be considered a sign of weak and cowardly character.

When you have the upper hand, you have to treat igbo like igbo would his own fellow tribesman or people of other tribes if the advantage of power was on his side, and that is with cold and base instincts.

Eko Ile: @ DDN.

You do have a great point since this issue progressed from the fact that the local authority couldn't exert its weight and authority to obtain compliance from the traders and total abdication of eldership position and authority by the ibo elders . The clock needs to be reset and a redefined chain of command and authority should be put in place starting from the local government to the commissioner and if needed the governor.

Negro_Ntns:

Yes Sir! Gov is fantastic in his outlook but the people he is reaching in goodwill to are not bred to relate with people of their own kind in goodwill, much more reciprocating it with people of other kind.

reporter?:

You have summed it up nicely. Bringing down the hammer on them is the only way to treat these kind of people.
A people without culture does not recognize civility until you make them toe the line!

Ngwakwe: Most of you internet warriors should come down from your high horse and find a way to gain(get) the best out of the Igbos. We are endowed with talents and are generally hardworking.

The Igbos integrate well with their host communities thereby minimizing the clash of culture and civilization.

There is no level of online conspiracy that can break the ingenuity and survival of Ndigbo even in the harshest location in the face of the earth.

Instead of envy, take it as a challenge and motivate yourself to learn from and also teach that Igbo person nearest to you.