The newly inaugurated board of Paramo International Trade Center in Ladipo Mushin Lagos State held a peace meeting with all the stakeholders of the trade center today at the Mushin Local Government Chambers.
The Chairman of the board Barrister Femi Martins in his short speech traced the constitution of the board as an offspring of one of the bye laws recently enacted by the legislative arm of the Local Government. He further said the Council Chairman Hon Emmanuel Bamgboye inaugurated the board with the charge to ensure peace, harmony and prosperity for all stakeholders returns to the the trade center.
He repeatedly emphasised that Hon Bamgboye insisted tranquility is the priority of the Local Government, hence the peace talks.
Barrister Martins declared the talks open by calling on the stake holders to bare their thoughts in a peaceful manner.
Quite a number of grievances were laid bare by the stakeholders and the board members assured them of looking deep into every issue and ensuring equity, justice and fairplay will be the hallmark of the board.
After 4 hours of deliberations, the Chairman of the board postponed further discussions to Thursday 12th December 2024 within the trade center as agreed by the stakeholders.
The board members advised all the stakeholders to continue to maintain peace till all issues are resolved.
In attendance were all members of the board namely Mr Babatunde Ige, Mr Ajibade Hassan Olajoku, Mr Emmanuel Dike and the Secretary of the board Mr Tope Olowoyeye.
The stakeholders present were Mrs Fausat Hassan Olajoku the Wife of the Late owner of the trade center and her son Tunde. Others were Abba Ahmed Alli representing the Hausa Community in the trade center, Alhaji Oseni Bashiru, Mr Davies Sanusi representing Yoruba Artisans and Traders Association (YATA), Mr Godwin Ubah, Mudashiru Suleiman, Ulasi Casmir and a representative of Mr Chukwuma Oyebinanma.