Fashola Commissions Ultra-Modern Tejuosho Shopping Complex, Yaba

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola SAN, Friday officially reopened the Phase One of the rebuilt Main Tejuosho Shopping Complex, Yaba, urging Lagosians to continue to pay their taxes and ensure they vote in an All Progressives Congress (APC) Government in the next election as a guarantee to
ensure the full implementation of the long-term infrastructure renewal plan for the State.

The former Tejuosho Market, one of the major trading and commercial centres in the State, was gutted by fire in on December 17, 2007, and was later shut down on expert advice by the State Government which decided to rebuild it in phases into a major Shopping Complex.

In his remarks at the occasion which took place at the premises of the redeveloped market, Fashola said the complex was part of the long-term radical infrastructure renewal plan by the State Government which, according to him, “is driven by far-sighted vision and pursued by thoroughly committed public servants that will ensure that it is delivered whether I am here or not”.

The Governor added, “The plan has been made, the vision is shared and the commitment is real. It requires only two things to ensure that the vision becomes a reality; first it will require you to continue to pay your taxes. Secondly, it will require you to continue to vote to keep the progressive party, the All Progressives Congress in power to continue its people-oriented policies for the development of the State”.

The Governor said, facilities includes banking spaces, eight lifts to enable goods, services and people move up, two escalators for up and down movement of people, two ramps designed to assist physically handicapped people to get into and out of the building and a crèche where nursing mothers can attend to and keep their children while they are trading.

There is also a dedicated Fire Service Station within the complex with fire fighting systems built in the market to forestall any incident of fire disaster, he also said, adding that whereas extensions were created in the space provided as car-park in the old market, a dedicated 800-vehicle capacity car-park has been built as part of the new shopping complex.

He warned that there should be no illegal extensions in the new complex urging shop owners to resist such extensions. He added, “Those who try to create extensions must face resistance by those who are owners of the market, who do business here. There must be no illegal extensions, any time you see it tell us, let us know and we will come and remove it”.

Present at the occasion were members of the State Executive Council including the Deputy Governor, Hon. (Mrs.) Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and his Finance and Information and Strategy counterparts, Mr. Ayo Gbeleyi and Mr. Lateef Ibirogba respectively, Babaloja of Tejuosho Market, Mr. Adeshina Oyegunle, Iyaloja-General, Chief (Mrs.) Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, prominent members of the Organized Private sector, top executives of First Bank Plc, market traders and other top government functionaries.