Ogun govt shuts Iberekodo market against cholera outbreak

Managing Director of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr Ola Oresanya

The Ogun State Government has ordered the closure of the Iberekodo daily market in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state against the outbreak of cholera

This move, according to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya, is to safeguard the state against the outbreak of communicable disease.

Oresanya, who doubles as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), said the market was shut for operating below public hygiene standards.

Oresanya explained that the dirty environment would affect the safety of foodstuffs and other commodities sold in the market.

According to him, since the traders have failed to heed the government’s earlier warnings to comply with public hygiene protocols as it relates to market sanitations in the overriding public interest, the government has no choice than closing it down.

“The state government will not fold its hands and watch few traders compromise the health of millions of our people by trading in a dirty environment,” he submitted.

Oresanya added that the market would remain shut until the traders clean the market environment of all dirt and clear the illegal dumpsite within the market.

The special adviser warned other traders operating markets across the state, whether daily or weekly to make cleanliness their watchword.

He noted that the state government would not allow trading in a dirty and unkempt environment especially now that cholera and other communicable diseases are spreading across the country.

Responding, the Iyaloja of Iberekodo Market, Alhaja Monsurat Oladipupo, assured the state government of their readiness to clean the market so that it could be opened for trading activities soon.

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