Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Imo State counterpart Hope Uzodinma, have met over the demolition of the Alaba International market.
According to Sanwo-Olu who spoke after the meeting, matters of common interest were discussed which ended successfully.
In attendance was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu in attendance, was held in Lagos yesterday.
The Lagos governor said, “The meeting had gone on very successfully, where we discussed issues around a common interest, and especially issues around the demolition of Alaba market.
“There has been a lot of wrong information and communication. Our conversation this afternoon has cleared the air and we have seen the need for further collaboration and where wrongs have been expressed we corrected.”
On his part, Uzodimma in a Facebook post on Friday said he led a delegation of the Igbo business community in Lagos to meet with Mr Sanwo-Olu and that the meeting was productive.
“The meeting was quite productive as the governor assured that no policy or programme will ever be designed against the Igbos or any other tribe. I am delighted as he swiftly constituted a Technical Committee to resolve issues raised by our people,” he wrote on Facebook.
“On this note, I commended His Excellency, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the audience and avowed commitment to guaranteeing continued safety for all Igbos and other ethnic nationalities in the state.
“We have sustained peaceful coexistence in our region, South-east, with other ethnic nationals, and our cohabitation across the nation should be reciprocated with peaceful coexistence; I am glad that the Governor reassured.”
The Lagos State Government few weeks back began the demolition of distressed buildings in the Alaba International Market in the Ojo Local Government Area of the state.
The enforcement team of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, and the Lagos State Task Force embarked on the joint exercise.
