The Lagos State Government on Wednesday
demolished the Owonifari Market at Oshodi
which has been in existence for more than 40
years.
According to the Commissioner for Information
and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the move was
geared towards the need to sanitise and
beautify the Oshodi area and bring
transformation, in particular, to the Owonifari
area, as well as the entire bus stop terminal,
which had been constituting a menace and an
eyesore in the locality.
Ayorinde said, “The Owonifari area will be
transformed into an ultra modern bus terminal
with new bus shelters that are befitting of a
structured park in a mega city.”
The demolition was directly supervised in the
earlier hours of Wednesday by the Lagos State
Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode.
Also on the ground to supervise the demolition
were the Commissioner for Environment, Dr
Babatunde Adejare, officials of Kick Against
Indiscipline, the police and some other top
government officials.
Iht was further learnt that the affected traders
and shop owners had been relocated to the new
Isopakodowo Market at Bolade Area of Oshodi.
The demolition was completed at about 7.45am
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