Oko-Baba Plank Market: Traders reject eviction, seek Osinbajo’s intervention

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Traders in popular Oko-Baba Plank Market in Lagos State have rejected the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG headquarters’ eviction notice, urging the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to intervene in the matter urgently.

The traders demanded that the Vice President should instruct the Church to honour the June 2015 agreement signed between the traders and RCCG, and litigation on the market land.

According to the traders, rather than adhere to the agreement, which demanded that RCCG stay action until the State Government relocate the traders before claiming their portion of their land, the Church embarked on destruction of traders property.

Speaking on behalf of the traders at a press briefing in Ebutte-Matta, Mr Oludare Dada, lamented that the church, aided by policemen attached to Denton Police Station, stormed the market, erected wall and arrested some traders including 73-year-old Sawmiller, Kehinde Odusami.

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Though the traders were released after several hours, but Dada argued that they will not accept eviction since the government was yet to complete their new location in Agbowa, Ikorodu.

Dada said: “We have binding agreements with the State Government since the administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and RCCG. But action of the church personnel, aided by the leadership of the religious organization cannot be overlooked.

“It is unbecoming of the church and its personnel in its employees, destroying our property and prevented us from gaining access to the market where we earn our daily income. RCCG must know that there is law and no one is above the country’s law.

“We therefore appeal to Prof. Osinbajo, an ordained pastor of the church, and State Government to prevail on the Church and its Chief Security Officer, Mr. Clement Bamgboye, to respect the court and honour earlier agreements signed three years ago between both parties,” he added.

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