Kwara Assembly suspends installation of Iyaloja Offa ancient market

Date: 2019-08-08

Kwara State House of Assembly has suspended planned installation of market leaders in the popular Owode Central market, Offa in the Offa local government area of Kwara state.

Tribune Online gathered that leadership crisis had rocked the ancient market in the past few weeks over who becomes new Iyaloja and Babaloja of the market, just as traders in the market accused traditional and religious institutions in the town of imposition.

Speaking when some traders in the market led a peaceful protest to the state House of Assembly, Ilorin on Wednesday, the deputy speaker of the Kwara House, Raphael Adetiba-Olanrewaju, said that planned installation of market leaders, already scheduled for the second day of (Eid-el Kabir) Ileya festival on Monday should be suspended until the matter was amicably resolved between aggrieved parties.

The deputy speaker, who promised to look into the issue with a view to find an appropriate and peaceful resolution to it, said that the House would take necessary steps to get other side of the story.

He said that the House would not be distracted towards serving its constituents as a people's parliament, assuring the people that its intervention would achieve desired peace in the market.

While he urged the traders to maintain peace and harmony that the state is known for, advised them to encourage dialogue among themselves in order to achieve cordial relationship and lasting peace.

The deputy speaker also told the people to be confident of amicable resolution of the matter, saying that, "you've handed your matter to those that will ensure peace". The traders had carried placards with such inscriptions as: allow us to elect our leaders, we don't want imposition. Rasheedat Salawudeen is our Iyaloja. We don't want cheating. Save us from endorsement. We want democracy, among others.

The traders, who also took their protest to the Government House, Ilorin, lamented that sales had nosedived in the market since the leadership crisis started, calling on the state government for necessary steps to ensure peace.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Women For Change And Development Initiative     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Ayegbeni     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Chief Imam Of Offa     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Ishaq Salman     Woro     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Ridwan Agboola     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Kwarareports     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Olomu     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Jumoke F. Ajao     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Emir Of Kano     Alaiye     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     General Hospital     Iyabo Adewuyi     Atunwa     Umar Saro     Ajayi Okasanmi     Pakata     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Zaratu Umar     Abdulazeez Arowona     Kassim Babamale     Kolawole Bashirat     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Tunji Ajanaku     Idiagbon     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Bayo Ojo     Rueben Parejo     Osuwa     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Gbenga Adebayo     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Egbewole     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Harafat E. Mukadam     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Local Government Pension Board     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Owo Arugbo     Idris Garba     Adamu Attah     Playing Host     Abubakar Imam     Okin Malt     Plat Technologies     Law School Scholarship     Abdullahi Atanda     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Ilorin Metro Park     Asa     Yakub Ali-Agan     Muhammadu Gobir     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Omu Aran     Waheed Ibrahim     The Herald     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Alapado     Damilola Yusuf     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Grillo     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Olupako Of Share    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Suleiman Abubakar     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Salihu S. Yaru     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Fola Consultant     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Doyin Awoyale     Yakubu Shaaba     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Aso-ofi     Zaratu Umar     Adamu Atta     NIPOGA     Saka Isau     Baba Isale     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Magaji Are     Plat Technologies     NIPR     Samari     Wahab Egbewole     Voices Of Tomorrow     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Amos Justus Sayo     Code Of Conduct     TIIDELab     Sadiq Umar     Kehinde Baale     Babajide Ajayi     Riskat Opakunle     VADA     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     CUTI     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Noah Yusuf     Wasiu Odewale     Baakini     AbdulHamid Adi     Ahmad Belgore     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Baba Issa Awoye     Budo-Egba     Ayinde Oki     Tafida     Rasheed Jimoh     Ibrahim Mashood     Gabriel Fashanu     Rihanat Ajia     Abikan     Simeon Ajibola     Rachael Obisesan     Muhammadu Gobir     Ilorin Muslim Community     Adaramaja     Owo Arugbo     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Abioye Bello     SGBN     Doyin Group     Yusuf Lawal     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Moses Adekanye     Taofeek Sanusi     Kola Ologbondiyan     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Mohammed Yisa     Maigida     Hassan Taiye Salam     Kwara Restoration Project     Awoye     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Razak Atunwa     Femtech