Ambode declares emergency on Lagos roads

…vows to fix all potholes in few weeks

Oredola Adeola|


Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has expressed determination about effort of his administration to aggressively repair and rehabilitate all the major roads across the Lagos metropolis. He made this known through a statement released on Sunday by Mr. Ade Akinsanya, Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.

According to the statement, although most roads across the state had been fixed in the last few weeks, the Government would nonetheless scale up efforts to ensure that all dilapidated sections of roads across the State were rehabilitated to bring comfort to residents and motorists.

He disclosed that roads in strategic areas across the State including Ikorodu, Itokin, Lekki, Ojota, Lawanson Road, Ogunlana Drive, Abraham Adesanya, among others have been fixed with motorists and commuters experiencing less travel time by driving smoothly on the roads.

He said, “Massive road rehabilitation across the State has already been embarked upon and we like to assure the public that all road corridors across the State will be touched by the various rehabilitation gangs who have been deployed to all nooks and crannies of the State.

“At the moment, areas already covered include Lekki –Expressway by Abijo and Abraham Adesanya roundabout carried out by Hi-tech Construction; Ojota, Ketu and Mile 12 sections of the Ikorodu road have been attended to, while work is also on-going on Ijede-Ewu-Elepe road in Ikorodu, amongst others.

“More importantly, the various failed portions on the Lagos Badagry Expressway are also being attended to presently. These include the Iyana Isashi Junction, Iyana Era, Agbara and Ijanikin,” Akinsanya said.

He however commended  motorists and road users for their patience and abiding faith in the ability of Governor Ambode’s administration to bring succour and comfort to them. He promised that the government will not abuse the trust reposed in it.