PDP Slams Ogun Govt Over Ultimatum To Petty Traders, Charges Abiodun To Provide Alternatives
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The Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has noted a disturbing ultimatum issued by the Dapo Abiodun-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government against helpless traders plying their wares in the streets.
In a fresh clamdown of draconian cocktails of anti-people measures by the Abiodun government, as widely reported in the news, the petty traders, who have been forced to the streets, are being threatened to quit within three days!
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ’๐จ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐ค๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐ค๐๐.
It is on strength of this position that the ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐ 3-๐๐๐ฎ ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ข ๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฎ 12๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐ช๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ 2023 by the sinking APC government through the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, one Mr Razak Ojetola that innocent traders who ply legitimate trade should vacate the roads and walkway because they constitute an environmental nuisance.
While we do not, in all honesty, make case for or justify street trading in any guise or disguise, but as a responsible political organisation, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
It would be recalled that since the inception of this embarrassment masquerading as government, we have repeatedly called the attention of all relevant stakeholders and other men of good conscience to the deplorable state of facilities in all major markets across Ogun State. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ง ๐ฟ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐๐ช๐ฃ.
Perhaps, the government has forgotten that, since its inception, it has been consciously sleeping on its duties, despite our several warnings and advice that the government should maintain market infrastructure and build more low-cost structures in our markets but Dapo Abiodun-led government prefers to collect daily levies, tax and silly dues which can not be accounted for from the same traders he’s laying off.
Currently, the roof of the Oba Lipede Shopping Complex at the popular Kuto market has been blown off for more than 2 months now. The lead road that enters the popular Oba T. T. Dada market in Ota, just as others in Sagamu and other places has become impassable, while trading around the Kayero market in Sango is a complete nightmare.
From all available facts and details, ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐; also, it has run out of acumen and required charisma to steer the ship of the State.
Instead of threatening innocent traders with a leave order, the government should have heeded the voice of wisdom by providing alternative arrangements for the traders before now. That is the only way the desired aesthetic environmental beauty and orderliness can be achieved.
If Mr Abiodun and his gang of incompetent men are not dwelling in infantile arrogance and pride, the fumbling APC government is expected, before issuing any ultimatum, to understudy the archival records of the state and find out how the PDP government relocated residents, after their buildings were affected during the expansion of Abeokuta-Kobape-Siun- Sagamu Interchange from two lanes to four-way express lanes.The then PDP government provided alternatives; brand new homes were built, electrified and allocated to affected families before the (marked) original houses were demolished to give way to the new expressway.The journey of that administration has turned out to be a huge industrial assets in Ogun State today.
It is however heartbreaking that since the ultimatum was issued yesterday, the talking point in many homes and offices; both public and private across the State is the flight of emotionally intelligent, responsive and compassionate government from the State.
The PDP, therefore, urges Mr Abiodun and his officials to desist from punishing helpless traders because they formed part of the army of electorates who rejected him and his sinking APC during the last governorship election. Instead, the government must ease the traders’ existential pains and suffocation under the weight of the unpardonable insensitivity of the passing regime.
Like all responsible governments all over the world, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐๐ช๐ฃ-๐ก๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐พ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐จ; within all sectors and all levels of income, to thrive in their legitimate business interests.
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