Traders
in the Lagos metropolis have started counting their loss for the forced
closure of all the markets in the metropolis as a mark of honour for
the death of their leader Alhaja Abibat Mogaji, the foster mother of the
former governor of Lagos State, Ahmed Bola Tinubu.
Nigerian Current visited major markets
in the metropolis and the finding was that some of the traders were
seen loitering as there was standing order that no stall should open for
transaction for two days which started on Monday.
Emeka Samson a spare parts dealer at
the popular Ladipo Market told NigerianCurrent that he has lost close to
1 million for the past the two days that the market will be closed. He
said that the revenue accruable to the Lagos State government from the
Ladipo market on daily basis is close to 2 million naira which is lost
for the two days.
At the popular Ikotun Market, traders
were seen discussing groups concerning their lost for the past two days
that their market was closed. One of the traders in the market who
described herself as Mama Ibeji told NigerianCurrent that he sells pure
water in the market, and her family depends on the proceeds from the
pure water sales for feeding. “For these two days my family will be on
hunger because I do not have another means of raising money for their feeding apart from sales from my pure water business”.
It was gathered that all the markets
in the Lagos metropolis will close down for two days starting from
Monday as mark of honour for the departed soul of their leader, Alhaja
Mogaji who passed away on Saturday 15th of June 2013 at the age of 96.
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