An erstwhile Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to halt the harassment of traders by officials and security agents in the state.
An erstwhile Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party , Olabode George, has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to halt the harassment of traders by officials and security agents in the state. The elder statesman, in an open letter to the governor, stated that Lagos traders are not terrorists, adding that while Lagos is known as the Centre of Excellence, the traders are not being treated excellently by some security agents and government officials daily.
reports that, due to the state environmental law which bans street trading, the Kick Against Indiscipline officials often arrest and confiscate the wares of traders who display their goods on roadsides or sell in traffic. “Apart from lamenting the multiple levies they pay to councils and being subjected to extortion most horrendously by some thugs and rough-necks, they are also harassed and flogged like criminals,” George said.
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