Tinubu’s daughter dares protesters, installs Iyaloja, Babaloja in computer village

In spite of the protest by traders, Mr Adeniyi Olasoji and Mrs
Abisola Azeez have been finally installed as leaders in the popular
computer village in Lagos.

Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos

The President-General, Association of Commodity Market Women and Men
of Nigeria, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, on Thursday installed Olasoji and
Azeez as ”Babaloja”and ”Iyaloja”.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu-Ojo installed the market leaders at an elaborate ceremony in Ikeja.

Recall that some traders had staged protests at the market on
Tuesday, kicking against the planned installation of the market leaders.

They had claimed that Computer Village is an international market and
that the titles of ”Babaloja”and ”Iyaloja”were only suited for markets
where commodities like pepper and onions are sold.

The protesters, who paralysed activities at the market for hours, also claimed the market leaders were imposed on them.

They said people outside of the market had no right to choose leaders for them.

But Tinubu-Ojo at a news conference on Wednesday had described the protests as ill-informed.

She had claimed that, as the leader of all commodities traders, it
was within her powers to appoint leaders for any market, including
Computer Village.

The market leader denied imposing leaders on the traders, saying she
only endorsed the traders within the market that were chosen by
stakeholders as leaders.

She alleged that some officials of Computer Dealers and Allied
Products Association of Nigeria(CAPDAN),whose tenure she claimed had
expired, were behind the protests.

The market leader alleged that the objective of the sponsors of the protests was to perpetuate themselves in power.

At the installation ceremony, Tinubu-Ojo urged the market leaders to
see their installation as an opportunity to serve the traders.

While praying that they succeed in their responsibilities, she urged
them to give their best to impact greatly on the traders and the market.

Tinubu-Ojo pledged her support for the installed market leaders to enable them to succeed.

Speaking to newsmen after the ceremony, she said the aggrieved CAPDAN
officials had visited her on issues surrounding the installation of the
new market leaders.

Tinubu-Ojo said she expressed her displeasure over the protests
during her meeting with them and that she blamed them for taking the
action instead of engaging her in talks.

She said discussions to iron out all issues with the other party were still on-going.

”I don’t have any issues with them (protesters), they have been here;
they came yesterday after I addressed the press and they related their
position.

”In fact, the former President of CAPDAN, Mr Adeniyi Ojikutu, came
this morning. We talked at length and the next thing for us is to call
another meeting.

”I don’t have issues with them. The only thing was that ,they should
have come here instead of carrying placards when they got the
information that there was going to be installation.

”They should have come to have a chat with me and perhaps ,we may have ironed out issues and understood each other.

”Disagreements are bound to happen, there is no way we won’t step on
each others’ toes in offices, markets and so on, but the ability to
manage the crisis is what matters, which is the next line of action.

”I have even told the Iyaloja and Babaloja I installed today that we
are still going to revisit the issues with the other people at a round
table,” she said.