The Peoples Democratic Party’s Lagos State governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor, has stated that if elected in 2023, he will end the extortion of traders by market leaders in the state, also known as ‘Mama loja.’
Jandor said in a statement on Wednesday that he was aware of what the people of Lagos were going through at the hands of the incumbent APC government.
He did, however, promise that his administration would serve with integrity and create an enabling environment that would make doing business in the state easier.
“We will be deliberate about the ease of doing business in Lagos by providing an enabling environment to players in our economy, both formal and informal,” the statement said in part.
“We will restore hope to our market men and women by ensuring that no one harasses or extorts them in the name of “Mama loja” (market Leader), and we will not deprive them of their means of livelihood for a day by closing any market in Lagos under any guise.”
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“We understand that you, the good people of Lagos, are simply enduring the final days of the incumbent government.” We are entering into a social contract with you in order to serve you with the skillfulness of our hands and the honesty of our hearts.
“We will reach out to every Lagosian, and walk through each of the 245 political wards and 13,325 polling units across the 20 local government areas of the state, to seek your vote and your support for Funke and I, on March 11, 2023, the date for the governorship election and all other candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party for the legislative offices.
“We will continue to communicate our plans to you in the coming days as we solicit your feedback from time to time on this project of our mutual interest.
“I am not here to make promises that are not achievable but with your mandate, our vision is to transform Lagos into a functional, prosperous and secure state that will deliver the promise of making Lagos work for all.”
