LASG Begins Demolition Of Shanties At Oko Oba Abattoir
Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has commenced the removal of shanties at Oko Oba abattoir to give room for a healthy and hygienic abattoir condition in the state.
Speaking during the demolition Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Oluwatoyin Suarau said the state government has earlier held an interactive session with the butchers and other stakeholders of the abattoir to discuss the modalities of the proposed upgrading and rehabilitation of the market.
Suarau stated the commitment of the government to give the abattoir a befitting status a mega city market deserves, urging the stake holders to give maximum support to the government to enhance a successful implementation of the project.
He stated that the Lagos State Government won’t relent in its effort to improve the hygienic condition of the market and not to hurt anyone.
“the Lagos State Government is not planning to chase away anybody from the state, as being rumored by some butchers and cow merchants, I want us all to see this administrations initiatives as a way of sanitizing and ensuring hygiene in the Red Meat Value Chain, we should not see this project as a government instrument to disrupt the activities of the market, “he hinted.
Suarau disclosed that the completion of the project will be at the advantage of the abattoir operators and Lagosians as the proposed project will usher in a mega city equipped abattoir with a stand by clinic within the complex which can take care of the health of workers and other emergencies in the abattoir and also a mini market which will cater for some basic needs.
He further reiterated that the demolition is in collaboration with the Lagos State Task Force Team, adding that the present administration is committed to its all-inclusive system of government as an instrument to gaining all the dividend of democracy.
The commissioner urged the stakeholders to be in full support of the project as their input in chasing out miscreants and illegal inhabitant of the abattoir is required in restoring sanity to the entire market.
The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olayiwole Onasanya who was also present at the complex stressed the need for the government to monitor and ensure a safe red meat market that will conform to the mega city status.
He added that every section of the market should vacate their belongings as the construction will not be done in batches but at once.
