The Lagos State Government have asked Igbo Traders at the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts market in Lagos to either accept a self imposed Yoruba Leader or leave Lagos state.
This is due to the rejection of Alhaji Oladotun Abibu Oki as the new Babaloja of Ladipo Auto Spare Parts market.
Chief Nwosu who is a Royal father of the market revealed that “99 percent of marketers in Ladipo are Igbo.
To be fair to all, he should come and contest if elected he will be accepted he stated.
“We appeal to the South East governors, Igbo leaders across the globe to come to our aid. They asked us to go back to our villages, if we are not ready to accept the leadership of Alhaji Oki. We pay our taxes in Lagos and have every right as Nigerians to buy and sell anywhere in the state.”
Meanwhile Igbo traders have refused to recognize the imposed sectional market leader (Baba Oloja) asking him to come and contest for the leadership of the market.
In the meantime, the Lagos Government has drafted a combined force of armed soldiers and mobile policemen to Ladipo Market, Mushin Lagos, to enforce the new imposed Baba Oloja for the market on Igbo traders.
The Igbo traders traders claimed they are not aware of the reason the troop have been drafted to their Market, other than Lagos state government intimidation and bullying them to accept a man that cannot win even one percent if a leadership election is conducted today.
Mr. Ikechukwu Animalu, the President-General of Ladipo Auto Central Executive Committee, said that the men were brought to the market through government backed Alhaji Oki (govt Baba Oloja) to take control of the market.
Mr. Animalu said that they were reliably informed that the soldiers, policemen and members of OPC will take over the market.
“We will not recognize him. If he wants to lead the market, he should wait for my tenure to expire and then contest for the leadership of the market,” he stated.
Operatives of OP-MESA were seen in their vehicle with registration number DD 47 KTU positioned in front of the Warehouse A. 15 pickup vans with armed mobile policemen. Operatives of SARS were also seen at the market.
In the meantime, the Lagos Government has drafted a combined force of armed soldiers and mobile policemen to Ladipo Market, Mushin Lagos, to enforce the new imposed Baba Oloja for the market on Igbo traders.
The Igbo traders traders claimed they are not aware of the reason the troop have been drafted to their Market, other than Lagos state government intimidation and bullying them to accept a man that cannot win even one percent if a leadership election is conducted today.
Mr. Ikechukwu Animalu, the President-General of Ladipo Auto Central Executive Committee, said that the men were brought to the market through government backed Alhaji Oki (govt Baba Oloja) to take control of the market.
Mr. Animalu said that they were reliably informed that the soldiers, policemen and members of OPC will take over the market.
“We will not recognize him. If he wants to lead the market, he should wait for my tenure to expire and then contest for the leadership of the market,” he stated.
Operatives of OP-MESA were seen in their vehicle with registration number DD 47 KTU positioned in front of the Warehouse A. 15 pickup vans with armed mobile policemen. Operatives of SARS were also seen at the market.
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