The new Iya Oloja-General (market
leader), Mrs. Sade Tinubu-Ojo, has denied being imposed on market women
and men as late Abibatu Mogaji’s successor by her father, a former
governor of Lagos State and National Leader, Action Congress of Nigeria,
Bola Tinubu.
Mogaji, who died recently, was Tinubu’s mother.
While inaugurating a new tomato section of the Mile 12 Food Market on Friday, Tinubu-Ojo said her appointment was not political.
She said, “I was never imposed. It is
impossible for anybody to impose anyone on traders. Traders are not
politicians. Although we all are political animals, this is not a
political office where anyone can be imposed. Besides, before my
grandmother died, she gave me the mantle. It was the Iya Oloja before her, late Pele Wura, that appointed her (Mogaji) as the Iya Oloja. I learnt she was about my age then.
“I didn’t even have the idea that this
is the responsibility that my grandma wanted to bestow on me, when she
said I should go and lay the (market) board for her. I had my ambition
but I believe this is the will of God for my life. Even if my
grandmother chose me for this position, there would be trouble if God
has not said yes to it.”
She urged traders to cooperate with the
government to allow rapid development, adding that it was their joint
efforts that could bring about development in the country.
Tinubu-Ojo urged them to be responsible to the society, so that the government could also attend to their needs.
Tinubu-Ojo said, “If we want government
to provide amenities for us in the markets, then we also should also pay
our taxes as this is a means of generating funds for government. I am
not usually happy whenever a market is shut down. I plead with everyone
to always observe environmental sanitation in the market in order to
avoid such occurrences.
“More so, it is rainy season and there
is usually flood in the area. To avoid flooding, we should clean our
surroundings and make sure everything is in order. By so doing, we would
encourage the government to attend to our needs.”
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