Wike’s aide, Lere Olayinka, knocks Igbo traders for staging a protest against Chinese nationals in Lagos market

Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the FCT Minister, has knocked some Igbo traders who, on Tuesday, September 15, staged a protest against Chinese nationals trading in the same market.

In a video that has made the rounds online, the protesters chanted songs asking the Chinese nationals to leave their market and go back to their country. The protesters said Chinese nationals initially came to Nigeria for wholesale trading but had expanded into retail, which had giving them an advantage over local traders because of their access to resources and direct connections to suppliers in China.

They alleged that Chinese vendors often copy customers’ details from waybills and offer goods at lower prices after importing directly from China, making it difficult for local traders to compete.

Reacting to the development via his Facebook page, Lere wrote

‘’Una come Lagos come trade.

Chinese people too come Lagos come trade.

Una dey protest say make Chinese people leave market for una.

For una Papa’s land abi?

Una head no correct… Ori yin o pe!”