Barely three years after shutting the Ladipo Spare Parts Market located along the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway, Lagos, the Lagos State Government yesterday again closed the market over environmental violations.
The market was shut as part of the state’s ongoing enforcement drive to ensure compliance with environmental laws and discourage street trading and improper waste disposal.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said: “This morning, the Lagos State Government sealed Ladipo Spare Parts Market along Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road (Apapa–Oshodi Expressway) due to repeated environmental infractions, including indiscriminate refuse disposal on the median and highway, as well as illegal street trading.”
The state government had in 2023 closed the market over environmental issues.
Speaking with The Guardian, an executive of the market, Onyeka Igwe, said: “The closure is not good news or a good idea. No prior warning was given to us before the government decided to seal the market.
“We made a lot of changes and if there is any infraction or anything done differently from what we had discussed, the government should have called our attention and told us where we are not doing well. No formal meeting or call on the market leadership. We will discuss our next line of action.”
By : Eniola Daniel @TheGuardian
