Traders in Alaba market got stranded on Monday Morning as Lagos state Government close down the market over poor sanitation practice.
Alaba Market Closure
However, Lagos State Government sealed up the popular Alaba Market located in Ojo area of the state.
This came exactly a week after it reopened the Mile 12 market last Monday.
Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the Mile 12 market was reopened after a thorough assessment.
The government cites issues around environmental compliance, waste management practices, and general cleanliness within the market as the reason for closure.
As a result, he stated that issues critical to the environment, public health and safety were not negotiable.
According to him, the government could not watch helplessly as those values were compromised and eroded by the conduct of a few people.
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“We cannot continue to be nonchalant about our environment. Our negative attitude towards the environment must stop.
”The way we treat the environment is the way the environment treats us.
“Also, we cannot fold our arms and allow the nonchalance of a few to affect the generality of the people.
“However, Alaba International Market, Ojo has been sealed up for poor waste disposal practices, failure to pay their waste bills and gross environmental sanitation offences.”
