December 06, (THEWILL) – The Eze Ndigbo of Ibadanland and Oyo State, Dr Alex Anozie, has made a passionate appeal to Governor Seyi Makinde to come to the aid of displaced traders at Bodija Market in Ibadan, the state capital.
THEWILL recalls that many of the traders were displaced when the shops they occupied were demolished.
Dr Anozie, who is also the Chairman of the Non Indigenes Traditional Council of Ibadan and Oyo State (NITCIOS), in a statement issued last weekend, explained that the traders, who are mostly Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa, among other tribes, had lost their shops and means of livelihood and thus, found themselves in a very precarious situation.
He called on Governor Makinde to provide assistance to the traders, who have nowhere to go and no means of livelihood.
“I want to passionately enjoin Governor Makinde to intervene in the affairs of these traders because they need help now. They are in a pitiable position and need all the help they can get.
“The governor can assist by helping them to secure shops where they can relocate to so that they won’t have to suffer unduly,” he said.
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