Lagos govt to prioritise former occupants during shop allocation at Alaba Market

Jun 17, 2025 - 06:30
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Lagos govt to prioritise former occupants during shop allocation at Alaba Market

The Lagos Explain government has launched plans to prioritise previous occupants in allocating shops on the Alaba Transnational Market, which is present process redevelopment.

The Particular Adviser to the Governor on e-GIS and Metropolis Trend, Dr Olajide Babatunde, disclosed this at some stage in an inspection tour of the positioning over the weekend. He emphasised the administration’s dedication to ending the project earlier than the extinguish of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s tenure.

“The redevelopment of the market is now not intended to displace users however to transform the market genuine into a newest edifice with sufficient facilities that can earn searching for and selling easy, in accordance with the Making Lagos a Twenty first Century Financial system pillar of the T.H.E.M.E.S.+ Agenda of the Sanwo-Olu Administration,” Babatunde stated.

He added, “As a topic of fact, in allocating shops on the Alaba Transnational Market, Lagos Explain will give precedence to previous users, who will be required to earn and complete the foremost kinds from the local council.”

Chairman of Iba LCDA, Yisa Abiola Jubril, lauded Governor Sanwo-Olu for endeavor the redevelopment no topic various challenges. He reaffirmed the federal government’s dedication to ensuring former users revenue from the upgraded market.

The Chairman of the Lagos Explain Dwelling of Assembly Committee on Physical Planning and Metropolis Trend, Sylvester Ogunkelu, and the Chairman of the Housing Committee, Ege Olusegun.