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Oyo enforces Ban on street trading
 
By: Cletus Sunday Ilobanafor
Thu, 13 Jul 2023   ||   Nigeria,
 

The Oyo State Government has set machinery in motion to clamp down on street traders, in the enforcement of total ban on street trading in the state.

A statement by the Direc­tor, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Information, Cul­ture and Tourism, Mr. Rotimi Babalola, on Wednesday in Ibadan, said the move came fol­lowing the state government’s sensitisation at Ibadan markets many weeks ago, on the need to get rid of illegal trading.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mrs. Modupe Adeleye, said the move is in furtherance of the state government’s commitment to stamp out street trading in the state highways and other major streets in the metropolis.

She said in Oyo State, street trading is now prohibited and a punishable offence according to the environmental laws of the state.

Mrs. Adeleye added that the state government under the leadership of Engr. Seyi Makinde places a premium on safety of lives and properties.

She said, “It is no longer news to anyone that the Oyo State Gov­ernment will no longer tolerate street trading in the state and the ministry would be enforcing the law in full force, henceforth.”

Adeleye disclosed that the strict enforcement exercise which has commenced in Ibadan is an implementation of a long existing enactment by the state government on street trading and Illegal Market Pro­hibition Law, which prescribes specific punishment for both the buyer and the seller of any goods or services on the streets.

She enjoined market leaders in the state to ensure members adhere strictly to the environ­mental laws.

Recall that the ministry had earlier engaged traders in an aggressive sensitisation and awareness of the government’s zero tolerance to street trading.

In attendance were all stake­holders, including the Babaloja General of Oyo State and other market leaders.

Markets visited by the Per­manent Secretary and officials of the Ministry were Beere Market; Oja-Oba; Idi-Arere; Oranyan; Molete; Eleyele and Bodija International Market, among others.

 

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