“The Poor Also Must Live!” Market Demolition, Gentrification and the Quest for Survival in Lagos State

By:
Gbenga Komolafe
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  • Place of Publication: Nigeria
  • Publisher: Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON)

Report on demolition of traditional open markets, as part of the State government programme to develop Lagos into a “mega city". This report also looks at the validity of the promise to accommodate displaced traders in new ‘ultra-modern’ shopping malls built in place of the destroyed traditional markets. Finally, the study probes the overall effects of this development on the livelihoods and general well-being of the traders involved.

The report was written by Gbenga Komolafe, General Secretary, Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON).

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