Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has ordered the
reopening of Mile 12 market, along Ikorodu road.
The
market was closed on March following a bloody communal clash between
traders.
Commissioner
for information, Steve Ayorinde said the governor ordered reopening of
the market on Thursday after meeting with “relevant stakeholders”.
“Governor Akinwunmi Ambode this morning has ordered the reopening of Mile 12 market…after stakeholders assured him of peace and order,” he said in a statement.
Ayorinde quoted the governor as saying that the market had outgrown its present location and would be relocated ultimately.
Shehu Usman, financial secretary of Mile 12 market, said the market leaders “agreed with government on four measures to be adopted going forward which included ban on Okada operations in the area, relocation of Mile 12 Market”.
The briefing was attended by community leaders, Mile 12 market leaders, and government officials led by Tunji Bello, secretary to the state government.
Bello said the government will finalise plans on the new location and time frame when the traders will be relocated, adding that government will compensate those with genuine claim of destroyed properties.
The communal clash broke out in the first week of March, leading to loss of lives and destruction of properties.