Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Lagos for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign, the state government has given traffic directive that would prevent road users from accessing eighteen different roads in the state.
The APC presidential rally which holds at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere on Saturday, February 9 will lead to the shutting down of 18 roads.
The affected roads are: Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lawanson/Itire /Tejuosho Road, Apapa/Costain Road, Abebe Village, Eric Moore Road, Eko Bridge/Apongbon, Marina, Ikorodu Road, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Old Toll Gate/Third Mainland Bridge/Obalende , Airport Road, Oshodi-Oworonshoki Expressway, Agege Motor Road, Jibowu Area, Yaba/Muritala Mohammed Way Iddo/Otto, Herbert Macaulay Way, Adekunle, Ijora Olopa.
The chairman, transport committee of the campaign and former minister of state for defence, Mr. Demola Seriki said at a press conference in Ikeja that over 100,000 members of the APC were expected at the rally.
Seriki said movement would be diverted on the roads to prevent motorists and commuters from being stranded.
“For instance, Alaka (by Lanre Shittu Motors) on the service lane, inwards stadium will be closed to traffic, while vehicles will be diverted to the stadium bridge on the main carriage way.
Shitta, inwards stadium, will be closed to traffic and vehicles diverted to Adeniran Ogunsanya Street or Akerele Extension.
Traffic from barracks to stadium on Funsho Williams Avenue will be diverted to Stadium Bridge on the main carriage way to Alaka,” he said.
