By Olusegun Folarin
Following the expiration of the three-day ultimatum given to street traders across the state to vacate pedestrian walkways, roadsides, and unauthorized open places in streets, the Ogun state government has commenced massive enforcement of the order.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Mr Rasak Ojetola who led a Special Task Force on the enforcement of the order in major markets in the state capital called on the traders not to test the will of the government in getting them off the streets permanently.
Mr Ojetola said the Special Task Force during the operation removed the tables, benches, bad wheel rims and tyres, torn umbrellas used by the traders in displaying their wares and products and thereafter stationed environmental marshal in the claimed spaces to enforces the order.
He noted that government would move the affected traders to the main markets where there are enough spaces for them to do their training activities without hindrance, adding that defaulters would face the full wrath of the Environmental Law 2004 which stipulates punishment on street trading.
Me Ojetola announced that the state government would soon commence the beautification of majority of the spaces recovered during the enforcement.
The Permanent Secretary said the enforcement exercise would soon be extended to the other parts of the state such as Ijebu Ode, Sagamu, Sango Ota, Ifo, Agbara among others.
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