GODWIN, Textile Dealer:
I deal with textile materials wear by ladies and men’s wears. Better life market is a market that operates once in a week. Different kinds of people come from different places to patronize us.
When you come to the Wednesday market, you are bound to make profits and more sales than the daily market. I have higher income than when compared to daily market. I do come all the way from Oshodi, where I have a permanent stand.
IYAWAMA MUSBAU, Fruit Seller:
We were the first to clear all the weeds in the Sabo market before this market became what it is today. Recently, they told us to leave the premises to build shops. Iya-Oloja has been trying her best as she runs round to seek solution to this problem. I am a fruit seller and I sell pineapples and coconuts, among others. Many people come from different places to this market every Wednesday.
SALIU AWOLOLA, Fufu Seller:
I sell fufu and use the money I earn from it to pay my children’s school fees. Being a widow I only depend on God. I plead that the government should help save us from poverty.
IDIAT AYIROWO, Farmer:
I am a core farmer and I sell plantain, fufu and different kinds of fruits. I have been in this market for a very long time and I come all the way from Abeokuta. The government should pity us and encourage us to continue producing foods. They should not chase us out from this place.
- EMMANUEL NWAFOR, Second Hand Clothes Dealer:
I sell second hand clothes and different people, both locally and internationally, come to buy from me. The Wednesday market is quite different from other normal markets because different people from different places come to sell their goods.
I am not a regular trader here. I have my shop at Ikorodu garage. People prefer to buy cheap items on Wednesdays; so that is why we also bring cheap items to sell.
MRS. BASIRAT OSHIKOYA, Gele Dealer:
Before, this market was basically meant for those selling fruits, but now, different people sell different items here every Wednesday. I sell my goods here every day and not only on Wednesdays. The government should help us to improve the “Better Life” Market. They should not take it from us because this is where most of us feed our families.
MRS. OPEYEMI AGBETUYI, Buyer:
The items here are very cheap. You can use the money for an item in a boutique to buy two or three cloths in a “better life” market. I come here once in a while. The government should build more shops so that the traders would have enough space to sell their goods.
