Commuters Dey Groan As Bad Road Don Cripple Movement For Lekki-Epe Corridor

People for Lagos Mainland dey suffer badly because roads don spoil, and now those wey dey live along Lekki–Epe Expressway dey join in di complain, dem dey waste hours inside traffic because road condition don kpeme. Even though plenty rich people and costly estates dey dat area, inner roads and main roads don remain battered. Commuters and residents dey lament say roads don bad reach level wey transport fare don shoot up and journey time don longer, especially when rain dey fall. Nigerian activist Scot Iguma talk say Lagos State Government don abandon Chevron road since toll collection stop after EndSARS for 2022, and say di traffic wahala dey rob people productive hours. Guardian visit show say fares don climb by over 200% during peak times.

One motorist and resident, Sunday Shittu, yan: “This road no dey only make us lose productive hours but stress full body because logjam. Di stretch from Abraham Adesanya to Ajah na hell, and Ikota to Chevron don full potholes. Government fill some parts, but e no help.” He talk say he leave Terrance’s at 5:00 a.m. and reach Chisco Bus Stop by 7:20 a.m., journey wey suppose less than 30 minutes. Another resident, Quadri Fuad, say e take am no less than six hours from Epe to Oshodi because traffic dey jam from Sangotedo. He complain say road no motorable, especially in rain. Driver Henry James add say e no dey enjoy motor inside VGC to Ikota again because e dey spend one hour often, plus e dey repair car plenty times. When Guardian ask Lagos government, Commissioner for Information Gbenga Omotosho talk say dem dey do palliative works to reduce traffic, dem dey work on Lekki–Epe Expressway from Abraham Adesanya, and Lagosians fit expect speedy completion.