Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has ordered the immediate reopening of Shasha market.
The decision is coming barely two weeks after the market was shut down due to crisis between traders that led to the loss of lives and property in the Akinyele local government area of the state. According to the governor, the decision to reopen the market was necessitated by the declining economic situation and the peculiarities associated with the state, adding that he would reopen the market for the traders to continue with their commercial activities.
“Since peace more or less returned to the market and the community, we have given the go ahead that the market should be repeoned.” While ordering close down of the Iroko market, the governor equally instructed relevant agencies to immediately restructure the market and fix up solar light around the community to enhance activities around the market, adding that government would consider some of the affected traders for palliatives.“The Iroko market will remain shut. From what we heard, the promoters of that market were actually part of the people causing confusion and causing problem at Shasha market.