The Oyo State government has ordered roadside traders to leave the streets within seven days from Tuesday.
The Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Idowu Oyeleke, who gave the directive while sensitising roadside traders yesterday at Molete Under bridge, Challenge, Ring road and Eleyele markets in Ibadan, said the present administration has zero tolerance for street trading.
Oyeleke decried the environmental nuisance constituted by the traders who display their wares on the roadside, an act which he said was at the detriment of their safety and of the buyers.
There have been reports of trailers and other vehicles losing control and killing roadside traders within Ibadan metropolis and other parts of the state.
The commissioner said the state governor has fulfilled his promise by providing the Scout Camp Neighbourhood market, among others, as an alternative for the street traders.
Dr. Oyeleke said traders should visit the Ministry of Trade for proper allocation of the shops.
He said it is an offence for anybody to sell on the roadside starting from next week, and anyone caught would face the wrath of the law.
