My people, gist don drop for Lagos as 180 traders wey dey hustle for Alaba Transnational Market don receive their letters of allocation. Na Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu carry this matter come to light on Wednesday for Ikeja, where e happen like magic. Dem present the documents to the traders wey dey feel the heat of the market redevelopment along Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
For the matter wey Olajide Babatunde, the Special Adviser to the Governor on e-GIS and Urban Development, talk, dem go need fork 25 percent of the money for dem shop before dem fit collect original letter. If you fit drop 50 percent, wahala no go too dey as dem go slashed interest charges, and you fit balance within six months.
Babatunde no just stop for there, him talk say this allocation na part of the greater plan wey dey flow for the urban regeneration efforts wey Lagos State dey push. E even assure the traders say dem go make road access smooth inside the market when everything finish. E no wan hear say trader no fit carry goods waka because of bad road.
“Lagos State Government dey look into how to build access road wey go make am driver-friendly,” na wetin him yan. This redevelopment, when e finish, go get approximately 3,000 shops and na so Lagos dey plan upgrade multiple markets as dem dey do this Alaba Market thing. “Na another beautiful day for Lagos as we dey fulfil all the promises, wey na part of dividends of democracy,” Babatunde add.
Chairman of the Central Committee of Alaba Rago Market, Alhaji Mohammed Lajawa, wey stand for the traders, commended the government as dem dey move with the allocation process. Him also make small appeal say make dem finish the access road gist quick so that goods go dey enter and waka small-small without wahala. Lajawa dey very positive say this redevelopment go quadruple their business once e complete.
No be mse so! E be like say Babatunde feel the market pulse well, as e don share plans to create some kind exclusive shops wey go cost N13 million for ground floor and N10 million for upper floor; dem dey subsidized o! Everything na beta plan for we traders make we fit shine for Lagos market.
Babatunde even go further gree for all the agencies wey collaborate to make this project happen, like LABSCA, Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency, United Bank for Africa, and others wey dey make Lagos better place for traders. So, my people, get ready, Alaba market dey transform to modern status and everybody dey win!
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