Oba Victor Kiladejo, the Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom in Ondo State, has issued an order outlawing the notion of forcing traders to join clubs or associations within the kingdom.
The directive was issued by Oba Kiladejo via the Osemawe-in-Council as a component of the initiatives to lower the cost of food, goods, and services at a stakeholders and youth conference held at his Palace.
The resolutions of the meeting were contained in a statement from the Ondo Ekinmogun Youth Congress on Saturday, issued by Kayode Igbekoyi on behalf of the President of the group, Comrade Kayode Folajogun
According to the statement, “imposition of association membership of any kind on traders is prohibited in Ondo kingdom. Ondo markets are declared free and open for every legal trader and traders in legal items or wares from other communities, towns or states can trade freely in Ondo kingdom.
“All moribund and abandoned community markets e.g Odosida, Okelisa, Ayeyemi, Akinjagunla, Igba, Oka, and Odojomu including neighbourhood markets should be revamped, steps being taken to create more alternative markets like Shasha, Kara ( in Ondo) should be expedited.
The council further urged any seller or trader who felt threatened while selling his or her goods in the kingdom to get through the concerned constituted authorities.
Not done, fuel station selling above the approved pump price or exorbitant cost were warned. The council also threatened to lock up erring fuel stations.
“Strict measures would be taken against any fuel station especially independent marketers who hoard fuel and dupe buyers and Ondo residents by selling inaccurate meter measures, hat steps being taken by Ondo kingdom through the Osemawe in council to upgrade Agbogboke Injector transformer would be accelerated and that “Ondo youths should be empowered to engage in agriculture and trading that could lead to the amelioration of current economic hardships being witnessed in Ondo kingdom and Nigeria at large.”
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