Ikorodu Indigenous Trading Attract Development- Says Otunba Ayodele Elesho
Araba, Olawale Enifenilanfe: Lagos State's former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, the Agba-Akin of Ikorodu, Otunba Ayodele Elesho historically revealed Ikorodu's indigenous vibrancy in “Commerce, and Industry” in regards to what the Industrial companies contributed to the lives of the people living in Ikorodu, and this country. This was said at the Ayangbure of Ikorodu’s Kingdom on Saturday, December 9th, 2023. Says, going on a memory lane of the past decades, talking about the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Ikorodu people were the main traders on the Lagos island. Go to Ereko, go to Gota-ariyo, go anywhere, and you find the Ikorodu people, they are trading, and working. 95, 96% of material sellers, stocks, I mean wool, cotton, fabrics materials are produced by Ikorodu people up till tomorrow. “I can bet you on that”, he said. So, the Ikorodu has been known for commerce and industry all the while. In those days, Ikorodu was the only port, We have...