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Owode-Onirin Market Demolition: Agboyi-Ketu LCDA Chairman, Dele Oshinowo Visits Traders, Addresses Matter, Demands A Truce To Perpetuate Market • Warns Hon. Kafilat Ogbara, others to avoid defamation of his character
By Oki Samson
The ongoing matter over the demolition of the popular market known for its specialty in motor spare parts, Owode Onirin international market situated in Agboyi-Ketu LCDA is thankfully reaching a positive conclusion. This is going by the unrelenting response, interaction, and intervention of the peace loving Agboyi-Ketu LCDA Executive Chairman, Mayor Dele Oshinowo on the matter, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report.
Contrary to the opinion shared in a viral video by the Honorable Member representing Kosofe federal constituency, Hon. Kafilat Ogbara that the Chairman, Mayor Oshinowo is the one responsible for the demolition, clarity has come to the fore that the Olowu family has actually been in court since 1994 over the land matter and have recently obtained a Supreme Court judgement for them to go ahead with the demolition. This is what led to the men of the Nigeria Police taking over the scene of the incident to enforce the order. This is what led to the teargassing experience to disperse the crowd on the said date.
Noting that since 6th of March 2025 when the demolition matter first happened, he has not rest on his oars to seek a solution to the land dispute since the event occurred, the Chairman of the local council, Oshinowo was today pays a working visit physically at the Owode Onirin market to engage with the market men and women and their various leaders among other stakeholders.
Addressing the marketmen and women in Yoruba, the Chairman Mayor Dele Oshinowo reeled out the events which had proceeded from 6th of March till present.
He stated: 'I am here physically in this market today to speak directly to you so that we can assess the situation together and find solutions. I am a straightforward person and I will plainly speak to you in the matter. On 6th March 2025, I started getting incessant calls that some people are currently demolishing the Owode Onirin market. I rushed here, in fact I was almost hit by teargas on that day. The incident made me meet the Governor who advised that we write a letter to the Attorney-General which we did. I also communicated to the Lagos Agency in charge that they ought to inform us when they had such a plan since we are the government in charge. They said they are following a Supreme Court judgement.'
'This land issue has been from 1994 when we were under Somolu local govt. Even Kosofe local govt was not involved. And now Agboyi-Ketu LCDA. This is why we also pushed our grievance in court noting that the land is under acquisition. At a point, the Governor met with the council and the supposed land owners. The Governor stated that the normal thing is that when you get a court judgment, you should also see how to compensate the people not to just enter the land and start demolition. He also noted that the whole land is about 26.6 hectares, of which the family owns only 4.4 hectares, so the State Government even must issue C of O.'
'The landowners banked on the fact that since the LCDA owns 22.2, we should be able to easily release their 4.4 but I said no, things are not done that way, you can't just suddenly push out this market. If your case started in 1994, this market started in 1979, people are making their ends meet here. When we renovated the Pako and Mandela markets, we did the reconstruction simultaneously with the people there. So while we worked on one part, they were on the other side. I will not be a party to destroy a huge source of revenue for individuals and families, I wasn't part of it when I started my administration, I will not be part of it In a few days to end my tenure.'
Oshinowo continued: 'All this was happening when your Representative Kafilat Ogbara came here to lie to you. I am not mincing words. I know everything I am saying now some of you are recording to send it, but that's no problem, I just don't want anybody to defame me, I could push for a lawsuit on that. They said I am building estates, that's why I am demolishing your market. The estate we built at Ajelogo didn't start in my tenure, it has been through many administrations, God just allowed it that under my tenure, we completed it. Today the name of Agboyi-Ketu is a household name all across Nigeria.'
On an amicable solution to the matter, he stated that more discussions have to take place between the LCDA government and the family. 'What I want is that we have to reach an agreement with the landowners. Of that 4.4 hectares which covers your market, we have to get a portion out for you. Whatever portion we get will be shared accordingly among all the sections of the market', he concluded.
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