Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has distributed N120 million to over 2,500 traders.
He said his administration would continue to ensure that trading activities were enhanced through government policies for a stable economy.
The governor spoke in an address to market men and women at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan at the distribution of cheques to beneficiaries.
Ajimobi dispelled the rumours being peddled by the opposition that his administration had been demolishing shops.
He said his administration only removed the structures of those trading by the roadsides.
The governor was assisted at the event by his deputy, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, his wife, Florence and the Chairman of the state Market Advisory Council, Alhaji Dauda Oladapo.
He said the gesture was in fulfillment of his promise to the market men and women, artisans, caterers, traders and the people that his government would touch the lives of everyone.
“Trading, as we all know, is the livewire of commerce in any given economy. Our administration is very much aware of this and is doing everything possible to make life better for the people,” he said.
On his administration’s urban renewal and environmental sanitation programmes which culminated in the removal of traders from the streets, Ajimobi said it was done to ensure the environmental, health and safety of the people.
“We removed illegal traders only in Ibadan, said to be, before now, the dirtiest city in Nigeria. By removing illegal traders from underneath the bridges and roadsides where there were no toilets, we have reduced the incidence of cholera and communicable diseases..
“Those trading under high-tension wires were also removed for their own self-safety while flood-prone area traders, who were removed, have reduced our flood incidences,” he said.
The governor, who said that people still sell by the roadsides, added that they had only been moved away from deadly road paths.
He said he had instructed the 11 local government councils in Ibadan to build two neighbourhood markets each, adding that while many councils had completed their markets, others were at advanced stages of completion.
The governor implored market leaders to ensure that the interest-free loans go round, adding: “Our traders must ensure that the loans get to all those who need them, so as to boost their market capabilities.”
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