Traders operating in the affected section of Ladipo Spare Parts Market have appealed to the Lagos State Government to reconsider its decision and reopen the facility, urging authorities to show leniency in the enforcement of sanctions.
The appeal follows the sealing of the popular spare parts market in Mushin by the state government over what officials described as persistent environmental violations.
According to the government, the closure was necessitated by repeated incidents of indiscriminate waste dumping on road medians and highways, as well as the continued practice of illegal street trading within and around the market area.
Confirming the action on Sunday, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the government had no alternative after several warnings and engagements with traders failed to produce compliance.
He noted that despite multiple notices and sustained sensitisation efforts, traders continued to flout environmental regulations, making enforcement unavoidable in the interest of public health and safety.
The Ladipo market shutdown, Wahab added, is part of a broader enforcement drive by the Lagos State Government aimed at ensuring that markets and commercial centres across the state comply with sanitation and environmental laws.
