The traders of Igbo origin operating at the Ladpo Auto Spare Parts Market, Mushin, Lagos have been told to accept Yoruba man as leader or leave the state.
The ordeal was handed down to the protesting traders due to their continued resistance of Alhaji Oladotun Abibu Oki as the Babaloja of the market.
Lamenting their ordeal, the royal father of the market Chief Nwosu told reporters that “99 percent of marketers in Ladipo are Igbo. To be fair to all, he should come and contest if elected he will be accepted. “We appeal to the South East governors, Igbo leaders across the globe to come to our aid. They asked us to go back to our villages, if we are not ready to accept the leadership of Alhaji Oki. We pay our taxes in Lagos and have every right as Nigerians to buy and sell anywhere in the state.”
Meanwhile LACEC Secretary General, Pastor Steve Ijioma told reporters : “There has been controversy over the imposition of Alhaji Oki as the Babaloja. This led to several clashes and it was agreed that Alhaji Oki should restrict his authority in his unit pending when the matter is sorted out. During the environmental sanitation, he encroached on our territory and we resisted. The protest is to pass the message across that we do not want his leadership rather a free and fair election should be conducted. It is a pity that an Area Commander could openly ask us to accept Babaloja or return to our various states.”
LACEC, according to the President General, Comrade Ikechukwu Animalu, is opposed to the imposition of Alhaji Oladotun Abibu Oki because “out of the 34 existing units in the market, Alhaji Oki controls only a unit. There is still an on going battle over his appointment as the new Babaloja. It was his attempt to impose his authority on us that led to the crisis that erupted on Thursday. We demand a formal election, so that the people will decide who their leader will be.
“We also appeal to the police to be fair in this controversial matter and call to order those who openly ordered us to either accept the imposition or return to our various states.”
Stating his part of the story, Alhaji Oki said that he was ready to dialogue with aggrieved members of LACEC to find a way forward. He told Sun: “I was nominated two years ago to be installed the Babaloja of the market.
LACEC through several petitions frustrated that move and the process was delayed. However two months ago, the late Abibat Mogaji finally installed me. To pass their message across they did not attend my installation, which was held in June 27, 2013.”
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can a youruba man occupy such a post in Onitsha market?
ReplyDeleteMy broad ask them
DeleteCan a Yoruba man develope an international market in Onitsha.
DeleteWhen yoruba pple begin to do the kind of things Ibos do in business then they surely will be accepted as their leaders in certain areas,especially in business related issues. I think the problem is,on the one side the people on the side of Alh. Oki thing a yoruba is entitled to the benefits accrued to the position & on the side of Ibos,they want someone who will take care of business related issues which they obviously master more than the Yorubas. Finally if we want this our dear Nation to progress,we must remove entirely tribalism from National issues. I also think Ibos should begin to have a rethink about their position in that Entity called Nigeria. North & West,we are discriminated against.Don't people think it's time for us to rediredt our various endeavours towards the EAST.
Deletekudos to u guy fr brilliant questn if dey can answer dis questn positvly dey can go ahead protestg against yoruba man foolish igbos
ReplyDeleteSee me see trouble who can try this in eastern part or yoruba to protest at onisha marketing you are going beyond ur boundries
ReplyDeleteGood comment i like dat
ReplyDeleteYorubas' n Hausas' should stop dis greedy aginalization on Igbos; afterall they wanted One-Nigeria, so they shld allow Igbos live and do their business anywhere in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteU guys are FOOLS, where was the YORUBA MAN when the IGBOS were DEVELOPING the MARKET? How many YORUBA MAN sells in ONITSHA market?
ReplyDeleteU want to REAP where U did not SOW. FOOLISH TRIBALISTS, why not go & be BABALOJA in HAUSA DOMINATED markets-make them YANKA U to DEATH. I think its time 4 this MUMU entity called NIGERIA to DISINTEGRATE. Useless ofe mmanu. DOUBLE EDGE sword ANIMALS.
Well said!
DeleteEl- matosky, ( that sounds stupid). The igbos are mere tenants in that market, built by the yorubas.
DeleteYou must be grateful that your people have a place to sell, since most are illiterates, and would never fit in elsewhere. I guess you are an apprentice to a spare parts dealer. You need to attend adult lessons in the evening. Will do you a lot of good.
Some times I wonder ,how far we have gone with tribal madness,the Hausas want a shariah state, the igbos want to be the president in the next Election ,the news said that 99percent of the market members are Igbo, meaning they are already ruling them selves and was ok with it be4 the new man was imposed on them ,look at what is happening in Our Governors Forum ,and the Onitsha market that was mentioned by Anonn 9:59 and others alike have a little or no number of Yourubas in those markets in the Eastern Nigeria so why the comparison? We cry every day because of the Government and their corrupt practices but these comments show that the best thing we know how to do in this country, is to point accusing fingers on others with out taken a proper look at our self on the mirror and say to our selves,so we always say, as far as it favors us it does not matter what they think is right(SELFISHNESS) in low places .we should not complain if this is how our reasoning have all become, we should all accept the Nigeria as a failed Nation and all go about as if every thing is fine.
ReplyDeleteWell said, is good to see that some people still uses their brain not their ass to think in this country.
DeleteY igbos no go dey demonstrate or protest in "HAUSA DOMINATED" markets make bh boomb dem noonsense, tink b4 u coment.
ReplyDeleteu ar carried.How many yorubas are so industrious and lady to sell? come to main market,chinese men even have shops there
ReplyDeleteTo be fair,the Igbos cannot allow a Yoruba or Hausa man to be the chairman of any market unit in their states.
ReplyDeleteNobody said they cannot do business but they must accept the Yoruba man as the head of Oladipo Market and allow peace to reign.
Otherwise,let those oppose to this go back to their villages as advised.
Bundles of compound fools,see people thay called themselves one NIGERIANS,just look at all this comments from the begining,is any sense of love as one people, please let Niigeria divide, because even common man in the street have evill mind about this country as one talk of OUR SELFISH POLITICIANS.No more one Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteMatosky. You really are uneducated and retarded. I see your comments everywhere. You cuss the government to no end, but your foolish statement here just shows you'd be worse than the same politicians you attack if you ever got a shot at leadership. Embrace wisdom. You sound so gutter and deprived! DJ.
ReplyDeleteI just wonder how you expect another tribe to control another tribe,uhmmmm Yoruba are becoming too greedy this days forgetting that Igbo's are more powerful when it comes to business.
ReplyDeleteU dat called pple fool shud check ursef cos u've a spirit of arrogance. Yorubas ar acomodating nt dat igbos developed d market, so dey shud go n develop der own villages if dey cant cooperate wt Yoruba again. Igbos ar alwys ungrateful
ReplyDeleteDnt wanna judge based on sentiments but d truth is d leader should b based on election and merit of vote.
ReplyDeleteIf the igbos dominate d market let them rule afterall they pay tax. Ok u want them 2 go, can u TRADE?
Foolish yoruba people... Igbo people rule the world if you don't know. We are very hard working citizens. Useless yoruba fools
ReplyDeleteI am yoruba. Calling Yorubas foolish is going too far. And if babalojas r supposed to b chosen by election den an election should b conducted.
Deletethe hour has come.ahahahaha.
ReplyDeleteHmm, the truth is that igbos dominate everywhere they go in terms of business this is because they are very industrious and the fact remains that no state can comfortably survive without igbos cos of their busuiness acumem but this case is quite complicated cos they are in yoruba land. I strongly believe they shoud vote for who will be their leader fairly, afterall, they pay taxes and hav equal rights.its high time we nigerians get out of this mentality about region after all obama is black. Its all about competence and leadership capability and not regional sentiments.
ReplyDeleteTINUBU! Ha. The guy is everywhere waiting to devour the sweat of hard working Nigerians especially igbos. I am sure the 1st Anonymous is an agbero son of Tinubu who has been leaving on the sweat of others. That is why the yoruba man does not like igbos becos they cannot be cowed or intimidated. Imagine Tinubu's mother installed him. Is she the owner of Lagos? who installed her sef? Now his daughter who knows nothing abt the genesis of the market will now start presiding over it and u foolish yoruba illiterates dont seem to see beyond ur nose. Assholes! For ur information, Ladipo was just a street before the igbo man turned it to a money making venture and if they leave it will become just an ordinary street again.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly the Yoruba way. Check out the Agberoes all over Lagos. They so love to reap where they did not sow.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, no Nigerian has a right to lay claims over Lagos or Abuja. These two states are more or less the capitals of Nigeria and a vital representative of thr Nigerian. So don't get it twisted. Every Nigerian has the right to move within these states and operate as it pleases them, as far as they don't break the law.
Is either you people accept or leave Lagos. Would Igbo allow Yoruba or Hausa to buy land talk less of leading a section in Onitsha or Aba?, if you people can under the question, then you can stay but if not you should leave Lagos for us. Dan bansa yanmirin.
ReplyDelete@el matosky: why d cry......if your igbo land was that viable and u had great leaders, why come to Lagos in the first place???....
ReplyDeleteIts simple.......GO BACK OR ACCEPT WHATEVER WE GIVE YOU.....
We're meant 2 be one Nigeria. Why these abuses, curses, discrimination here & here. We're meant to be brothers & sisters, either ur an an Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa. After all I'm from Akwa Ibom & married 2 a Yoruba man. Pse let be peace & understand. God bless Nigeria. Shalom!
ReplyDeleteThank u my. Sister. God bless u
DeleteEl matosky- see urself, the way Yorubas can not become Seriki in Hausa Land that is the way Igbo OMO AJOKUTA MAMU OMI can not become BABALOJA in Lagos, chieftancy Tittles in YORUBA LAND is by Appointment not by Election. So Meh onu
ReplyDeleteThe world practice democracy because is good,, freedom of the people to chose who lead them... If Yoruba man can win an election to become Onisha market leader then is ok..
ReplyDeleteAll those who have commented on this issues above please let us all be learned,, if you Can comment on NigerianEye then you are learned..
This men are not Boko-Haramist,, they are law abiding Nigerians doing their legitimate jobs,and are paying their tax to the state government, why not allow them ellect their leader in their fold ??? Why imposition ??
I was born and raised in yoruba land,I Love the Yorubas because they love peace please my Brothers the YORUBAS this hate that you express against the IGBOS should stop,, the Igbos are not the Boko Haram killing your people in the North, Please let the Igbos live.
Dis country is not suppose to be one. Too my tribalistic animals. Wetin yoruba man sabi 4 business? U guys should leave Igbo men alone oooh or else wahala go dey
ReplyDeleteIts only fair for due process to be followed.the igbos,nigerian army and police are the uniting force in this prodigal entity,what they (igbos) do is go to your states and develop it,with more stake in Nigeria.lessons: its time to develop your own.
ReplyDeleteThe market belongs to neither Igbo nor Yoruba.
ReplyDeleteSo let the election decide the Leader.
Titles like babaoloja and iyaoloja are not determined by elections in yorubalands
DeleteLagos was no man's land untill the europeans came. The earlier inhabitants of lagos were not purely yorubas but people from benin republic. And Lagos was not developed by them, only two groups, namely the federal goverment when it became federal capitals and igbos who transformed through building and business. You guy who not know anything about nigeria shold keep quite. It wrong to impose anybody on the traders, because we are operating democracy. Though ACN governor and Tinubu have shown serious anti-democratic antecedents of hating the ibos by deporting them severally from lagos. secondly using police to beat up and intimidate the ladipo traders of ibo extracts. This goes to all nigerians what we should expect if power goes to these blood sucking APC. God will never allow them succeed. These are bunch of unrepentant tribalist and islamist. That is why they don't care how many lives BH is wasting but to use it push their selfish, tribalistic and islamistic agenda. God deliver Nigeria. They want us to vote for them, so that they will merchandise Nigeria and send any opposition to gas chambers. God will destroy all these supporters and proponents of tribalism and religious extremism.
ReplyDeleteU are an idiot for saying lagos was inhabited by Benin ppl.u don't know history.lagos was colonized by d Benin which was d greatest empire then after they conquer lagos.the indegineous lagosians are aworis and oloofin't children who r d aromire,d elegushi,d bashuas,d ojora,d oniru,d onikoyi,d olumegbon,bajulaiye,onitano etc.u guys come to lagos and want equal right like d rightful indegineous son of d state yet u are quick to deny that same right to people in your own state.why I feel the ppl at ladipo's market should be free to elect their own leaders,i am however cognizant of the sentiments involve as well when a Yoruba leader was installed.this will never happen in d east or d north.we will not even dare to open our mouth,but in lagos because of d greed of our leaders and landlord they have accommodated u guys and now u r clamoring for privilege u deny others in your state.By d way there were indegineous natives in abuja as well b4 they moved d capital there.Their is a Yoruba saying that when a stranger is respected in a foreign land,it is because he behaved himself.If u guys can't,nigeria is a big country,u can move else where.kapish
DeleteBabaloja is not by Election but by appointment, so let Peace rain 4 God sake.you guys should stop Insulting each other
ReplyDeleteThe Igbo traders are many many times more than the Hausa traders in Sabongari market in Kano, yet they dare not agitate for chairmanship of the Sabongari market traders association. They know they would be massacred.
ReplyDeleteThey are agitating in Lagos because they know the average Yoruba man is too docile to resist "foreign" domination.
It is evident that there is nothing like Nigeria. I dont believe in One Nigeria. Why cant we go our seperate ways.
ReplyDeleteUmunna, why dont you come back home.
Fellow Brothers and Sisters. It's amazing what I am reading on this tread. We all need to ask God for mercy and forgiveness. We need to Love our brothers and Sisters like ourselves. What is the big deal in letting a Yoruba or Igbo man lead if all we want to do is to do legitimate business and show integrity in what we do. It's time to start to respect ourselves. If a Nigerian go to Ghana and do business there, it doesn't matter the number of people, we must abide by the authority governing the Land. Once Trust, Integrity and Ingenuity is the hallmark of our business, it will not matter who leads the market. Since, a Yoruba man cannot go and become the Obi of Onitsha or an Igbo man cannot go and become the Emir of Katsina even if He is so enterprising, this matter of who leads the market nee not become and issue. Except there are selfish motive in view as always the case in this nation. God Bless Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteGood write up! Makes sense.
DeleteFreedom of speech. please fellow wonderful naja pple, let us nt jst comment on issues without preoper knowlegde of it. And shuld learn 2 accept our selves as one family of dis gr8tcountry nigeria. Though is nt easy bt we shuld try and put aside sentiments and focus on d light at d end of s tunnel. Change is d rule of life and we shuld alws accept dat wen its comes. I believe every one is giftd in his own way, and d only way 2 c dat is 2 allow d person shw itself. Dis Babaloja tin is nt a permanent tin. In due time he will climb dwm 4 anoda 2 asscend. No discriminatn please 4 evry man in d country knos d Igbos 2 b Vry gud in biziness bt dat does nt mean oda ppl r nt gud 2. And if dis new Babaloja is given dis position rightly, as it's bin done wit d predecesors, den he shuld remain. Bt it is in d oda way round, den let's do d right tin. We r no longer children. God Bless Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteThe fact remains we are different and more inclined toward our tribe. The underline problem here is greed and corruption. If the so called leader is to be paying for the upkeep of the market from his pocket what you will hear is this..Igbo will say how can I finance a market in Yoruba land and Yoruba man will say "how can I finance a market predominantly occupied by Igbo's".This would degenerate to a level worse than Tokyo of Oyo state issue cause it has ethnic undertone. I wonder how you want to make law for those who you don't speak nor understand their language. And i dont expect an average yoruba guy not feel marginalised..However illetracy is still the reason for this issue. If you feel your tribe is not well represented fight for inclusion clause in constitution and then your tribe would have an upper hand for election or selection. its so simple but too hard a nut for the people call Nigerian
ReplyDeleteIt is not their fault. Yoruba is the most accommodating tribe in Nigeria. We are so accommodating that Igbo propose to rule over us. Can they try that in Hausa, Boko haram land? Won't they bomb their head? It is this to let them know their boundary.
ReplyDeleteLAZY IDOTS! That's why their WOMEN labour so HARD to FEED them.
ReplyDeleteSince Ur GOVERNMENT COOLECT #25m earlier this month siting "DIRTY ENVIRONMENT" as the reason for the CLOSURE, U now feel "Ah! Awon yigbo ni owo gon o!" to come in the DISGUISE of one FOOLISH "BABALO RUBBISH" to REAP where U did not SOW. It will not WORK!
LADIPO is not ALAUSA, so U cant have Ur WAY. BELEREBE! SYCOPHANTS!
U have a choice,go back to onitsha market.u guys sell fake items anyway.
DeleteOmo Ajokuta ,Ofe mmanu and Aboki, these names are nothing but expression of hatred for each other in the entity of a country called Nigeria . We are all hearing this problem because it is market people but the worst is even happening in public offices all over the country . I join other Nigerians who have been calling for this country to be redefined or be spited if we cannot live together though Nigerians have never lived together .The history is not far-fetched it is written on every Nigerian face that we cannot continue to force ourselves to live together the way oyibo man forced us to live . Large population has been a very big advantage to countries like China ,India , America etc. but ours has be a very big problem .NIGERIANS WE SHOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT NONE US HAS THIS COUNTRY AT HEART , forget about those on top who pretend they love this country well, relief him off his appointment today he will be worse than any of the above who has been talking . Can you just look at our political avenue and see what is happening there every tribe wants their own person to be president . How many Nigerians will from their hearts say oh I love Nigeria , Nigeria is my life like other nationals when we hear them talking . Look at what is happening in the north , it is nothing but expression of some people showing you that they do not need you around or in their place though they are using religion as a cover up . LET US DIVIDE THIS CAKE , WE ARE ALL TIRED .
ReplyDeleteWhao!! U blew my mind!! You said it all in this piece!! Please and please why do we fool ourselves?the worst thing to do is to lie to oneself!The country needs to divide.
DeleteBabaloja is nothing but to be taking all the money contributed by the Igbo boys. reaping from where u did not saw. Yoruba's know no nothing about biz, they specialized in standing at main road collecting money from people(OWO MI DA). USELESS PEOPLE. pray that Igbos did not go or....
ReplyDelete@ El matosky- I patiently monitored most of your comments but, without a doubt, you are a tribalist though, I am not surprised but I can see that your problem is inferiority complex.
ReplyDeleteAre stupid? Could it be possible for an Hausa man to become a chairman at Ariara market, or Ogbete market or ? tell me?
4ku.
Dear fellow commentators, wat do we argue abt? We dont need 2 b biased, the norm n practice of d land wil neva favor alien 2 rule ova indigene. Igbos ar just blabbing dat dey equaly pay tax n shud b alowed 2 govern d market.
ReplyDeleteIt is not a question of whether it is possible for a Yoruba man to be a leader in Onitsha market but how many yorubas are doing businesses in the east let alone contesting for a particular position in Onitsha or anywhere in the east. Let the so called Alhaji Oki or whatever he calls himself be a bit civilized and allow a democratic process to decide his fate. Leadership should not be a do or die thing rather let the people decide who rules them.
ReplyDeleteWeather or not the igbos have a higher population makes no difference there has to be a voting process we as nigerians wanted democracy so let's get used to it's mechanisms...why should a leader be imposed...and weather the igbos developed the market or not...doesn't give them the right to impose theirselves as automatic leaders because it's not their state after all! So it's a two way thing
DeleteFemi,you people should not take Yoruba for granted,we are very intelligent,accommodating and peace-loving.Otherwise,everything might hv collapsed.Ibos and Hausas always hide under ' one Nigeria slogan' whenever they want to cheat Yorubas.How many Yorubas were given state permanent appointments in South-East let alone honourary chieftains.If u want to be Babaloja go to Onitsha.If u want such here,give recognition to our people in yr land.It is a matter of reciprocation
ReplyDeleteIgbo do business while yoruba read books. If Igbo fluck lagos with business, is it not the yorubas that buy it from them? If not let them go and establish that business in their village and they will see the difference
ReplyDeleteA lot of comments here are riddled with ignorance. Go to every major igbo town, there is always an hausa market typically called "Ama hause" (Hausa neigbourhood), and every Ama-hausa has a "sariki", who is their head. No igbo is ever imposed on them. They even have mosques where they worship freely. Unfortunately, the yoruba man is not particularly interested in business, that is why you dont see them trading in the east. Leadership of the market should be determined by election, and that is what we should preach everywhere, not only when it suits us.
ReplyDeleteO foolish igbos, go back to ur various deserted villages to pay ur taxes and sell ur spare parts n fake items. Lagos will be better for it and south west will be better; there will be less robbery cases n 419s. There is no sense in leaving ur own roof leaking while u claim to repair yoruba's. Be nice to urself first by going back home to practice ur well understood democracy and pay ur huge taxes to ur underdeveloped states. There, u can appoint whoever u choose without hassle. We are waiting for ur quick vamoose. Period
ReplyDeleteALL IGBOS,have you seen why yuo should not support a yoruba party (ACN koo,APC nii). The slovenly sabotage is generic and genetic.
ReplyDeleteBut I pity the fate of yorubas in the hands of hausa-fulani.
I remind all kpomo eating layabouts that
Ahmadu Bello used Akintola to destroy Awo and west in 1st republic.
Yaradua/danjuma used obasanjo to destroy Awo again 1979.
Umaru Dikko used Abiola to destroy Awo again in 1983.
Abacha/IBB used Shonekan to destabilise Abiola in 1993.
Yaradua and Kingibe sold abiola after june 12.
IBB/Abdusalam used mustapha to annihilate Abiola in 1998.
Mustapha is now using Fasehun to destroy the epicenter of yoruba solidarity.
El-Rufai/Muazu Aliyu will use Tinubu to rape yorubas come 2015.
Yorubas are ALWAYS fighting Igbos,while Hausa-fulani are ALWAYS dealing with 'ndi ofe'!
Yoruba,u na be odee'?
@ El- Matosky: That is why we should not develop the homelands of other people. That is the major problem most igbos have. We should develop our own communities. Lagos is not our home and will never be.
ReplyDeleteYour statement is very wrong. Both igbos Hausas nd Yorubas r developing d country.
ReplyDelete