{"id":56277,"date":"2022-10-02T15:50:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynews24.ng\/?p=56277"},"modified":"2022-10-02T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:50:07","slug":"regulate-dont-ban-street-trading-in-lagos-experts-advise-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynews24.ng\/regulate-dont-ban-street-trading-in-lagos-experts-advise-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulate, don\u2019t ban street trading in Lagos \u2013 experts advise govt"},"content":{"rendered":"
An environment expert, Dr Ayobade Adebowale, has called on the Lagos State Government to regulate street trading to make it inclusive for benefit of both government and residents.<\/strong><\/p>\n She made the call at the fifth edition of hybrid Eko Enviro Talk, organised by global environmentalist and researcher, Mr Adedoyin Lasisi and Mrs Yewande Seriki, renowned sustainability expert.<\/p>\n The theme of the event was \u201cEnvironmental and Socio-Economic Impact of Street Traders in Lagos: Problem or Economic Getaway?\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n Adebowale, from the Department of Social Work, University of Lagos, said a research by her team assessed responses and deviance to street trading prohibition laws of Lagos State.<\/a><\/p>\n She said street trading was still thriving and government should look for ways of making it inclusive because they were part of the informal economy, creating jobs and huge revenue.<\/p>\n The lead speaker said she was once a street trader and listed survival strategies of the traders from research findings to include bribing officials, hiding goods and evading arrests.<\/p>\n She urged government to ensure reforms captured peculiarities of the street traders, citing Tejuosho Market as examples of a project that became too expensive for ordinary traders after its remodeling.<\/p>\n \u201cThe street traders are still everywhere, which means the policy is not achieving its purpose.<\/p>\n \u201cStreet trading policy needs review, as eradication is impossible because we cannot eradicate but it can only be regulated,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n