The President of the group, Mr Alex Omotehinse, told a news conference on Friday in Lagos that its appeal was to alleviate the anguish of traders and Lagos residents.
Omotehinse urged Sanwo-Olu to call an inclusive stakeholders’ forum on street trading and market operations in Lagos State. “The governor should deploy advocacy and sensitisation mechanisms to address challenges, rather than banning and closing markets,” the CHSR boss said. Omotehinse said, “This is better than hand-picked lackeys, who have so far demonstrated incompetence in ensuring effective sanitation and waste handlings at the markets.”
“We are concerned about the implementation of the directive without the necessary engagement with stakeholders, either at the local government or community/grassroots level,” Omotehinse said.