The traders of Irepodun Market situated along Agege Motor Road of Odiolowo Ojuwoye LCDA from Post Office junction to LUTH road junction, selling different food items and others have shown their displeasure and rejection to the imposition of an Iyaloja in the person of Alhaja Tawa Jawaye by Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja and President General of Nigeria. 

It was gathered that the Iyaloja of the market died in 2016 and a new person has not been installed or elected as a form of respect for the deceased Iyaloja and following due process. 

In a protest action that occurred on Saturday, 17 April 2024 as the imposed Iyaloja set to assume office activities by collecting market dues from traders in the market she was rejected and sent away which led to a serious confrontation between her and the traders, that the Olosan Policemen have to intervene to bring normalcy to the market. 

According to the Babaloja of the market, Mr. Shamsondeen Obawunmi who narrated how the incident happened to Mushines News, said the imposed Iyaloja came to them sometime during this year Ramadan, introduced herself as Iyaloja which they oppose and asked how she became the Iyaloja without due process or known to them the market executives and she has never involved in the affairs of the market nor occupy any executive position, even she is unknown to the traders. 

He further explained that after the Saturday confrontation with the traders which the Olosan Policemen intervened on Saturday, they were asked to come back on Monday, which they did and they were forced and intimidated to sign a prepared undertaking written by them that they would not disturb the Iyaloja in carrying out her duties and they signed it after so much pressure and intimidation by the policemen. 

They promised that they will not comply with any undertaking signed and ready to go at any length to defend their market against imposition and the undue process of appointing Iyaloja. 

Also speaking with Mushines News was the Iyaloja General Market of Odiolowo Ojuwoye LCDA, Alhaja Mufuliata Abimbola Adebunmi, who added that she and other leaders of various markets in Odiolowo Ojiwoye are not in support of the imposed Iyaloja because they don't know her, either is she qualify to be the Iyaloja because the market is already on the pipeline of electing their Iyaloja among the various traders' leaders in the market. 

"What we want is peace in the market and the way the woman came to announce herself as the Iyaloja can not bring peace because the market is already in the process of electing a new leader among themselves, how can someone from nowhere declare herself as the Iyaloja, we say capital NO, we will not accept that." She said.

Other leaders of markets in Odiolowo Ojuwoye expressed total rejection of the Iyaloja imposed by the Iyaloja General of Lagos and appealed to the Olosan Police officers not to take sides on the matter by intimidating their members with unlawful arrest and prosecution. Sending a warning signal to Iyaloja General to desist from any form of imposition and to allow peace to reign in the market by following the due process of electing a new leader.