By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowoopejo
LAGOS — Lagos State Government, Wednessday, sealed the popular Mile 12 market, in Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area, LCDA, over various environmental offences.

Similarly, the state government has threatened to shut Oko Oba Abattoir and Lairage in Agege Local Government Area, if the unhygienic practices and non compliance with the relevant laws governing meat slaughtering continued.

It also inaugurated a 17-man task force committee on the abattoir and animal markets in the state with the aim of ensuring wholesome practices.

On the Mile 12 market closure, men of the state Environmental Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Agency stormed the market in the early hours of yesterday and shut it.

The state Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, explained that the closure became necessary following failure by the market leaders to comply with the state government directives of ensuring sanity in the market.

Bello listed three environmental offences committed by the traders to include lack of ability to control drivers of lorries, who discharge foodstuff, that is, lack of traffic discipline; poor sanitary condition of the market and indiscriminate parking by customers on the highway, among others.

He said: “We had a stakeholders’ meeting with the market leaders earlier where they promised to comply with the directive, but after giving them a specified period of time without any improvement, the state government had to move in to save the deteriorating situation of the moment.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/lagos-shuts-mile-12-market-over-poor-sanitation/

It is a nice move but how long was the notification before they decide to close it or do dey other plans for them like relocation

Are you serious

no wonder i got dat pepper 4 dat price last nyt

long overdue that place is muddy and it stinks

Its government right to provide suitable places for masses to operate, Where is an alternative for mile 12 market

Fashola get work o!
Chai!

Let the market leaders do the right thing.

It wil reduce traffic.

why mile 12 only?
the whole lagos should be shut down.

A nice move. I passed through the area few weeks back, it was awful.

After closure what next? Traders were asked to before government can reopen the market. Don't ask i got this information because i owned a store in the market, The rich would continue to get richer and the poor,

Is fashola going to pay some form of compensation because you cannot just stop the livelihood of people without an alternative.

long over due, I live @ Ikorodu and you people cant imagine what commuters face everyday on that road due to heavy traffic .Fashola God bless you. I pray it remained shut for eternity, smhs

This is a welcome development. That market contribute to the terrible traffic on ikorodu road on a daily basis. I think the state gov't should relocate the market or help upgrade it.

That is a very important market. What options do we have now?

He needs to sanitize Lagos. That city population is endangered in so many ways!

alj harem:

Is fashola going to pay some form of compensation because you cannot just stop the livelihood of people without an alternative.

So the government should compensate and reward you to clean up your own shop where you make a living and where you have been selling dirty and contaminated food to your fellow citizens?


Some of you think you are smart, but you end up sounding ridiculously silly and senseless.

alj harem:

Is fashola going to pay some form of compensation because you cannot just stop the livelihood of people without an alternative.

Alhaji. Why should the Governor pay compensation

The market is a public space where private organizations conduct business. If it becomes dirty and unkempt, it becomes a public health hazard for the state.

In order to prevent unnecessary spread of diseases as a result of the poor sanitary habits of the occupants, it should be shut down.

And the offenders should be made to pay fines for endangering the lives of other Nigerians!!!

And not the other way around. Nigerians need to learn their own responsibilities to the environment. Haba!!!