The once thriving Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association (ASPAMDA) Market in the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex has been thrown into disarray following a demolition exercise by the Lagos State government, leaving hundreds of traders displaced and struggling to recover their livelihoods.
The demolition, carried out in September 2025, formed part of a state plan to redevelop the Trade Fair area into a modern commercial and exhibition hub. But traders say the move caught them unawares and has crippled business activity in what was once one of West Africa’s busiest trading centres for auto parts, machiner
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