Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign tour to Lagos State on
Saturday, the state government on Wednesday announced traffic
restrictions and diversion on some routes in the state.
President Muhammadu Buhari |
Mr Demola Seriki, the Chairman, Transport Committee on APC
Presidential Campaign, said at a news conference in Alausa, that all
hands were on deck to ensure free flow of traffic while the visit
lasted.
Seriki, a former Minister of State for Defence, said that the travel
advisory was necessary to advise people on alternative routes.
According to him, this is to ensure that all those who would not be at the venue of the campaign do not get stuck in traffic.
He listed the 18 routes to be affected to include: Surulere and its
environs, Marina Road, Ikorodu Road, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Third
Mainland Bridge, Obalende and International Airport Road.
Other routes are Oshodi/Oworonshoki Expressway, Agege Motor Road,
Jibowu, Yaba and its environs, Ijora Olopa, Apapa Road, Costain, among
others.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rally is to hold at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere.
He advised traders, transporters and residents in general to stay off
Surulere axis in particular, as concentration would be on the axis.
Seriki said that the routes would be closed from 10.00a.m. to 6.00p.m, while alternative routes would be provided.
He said that over 500 officials of the Lagos Traffic Management
Authority (LASTMA) and 150 Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), policemen
and Department of the State Security Service (DSS) were expected.
He said that they would manage the traffic and security in Lagos during the presidential campaign train.
The committee chairman said the visit, would afford the President
opportunity to meet with the people and address them directly about his
plans and programmes for them if re-elected into office in the
forthcoming general elections.
Seriki, who said that over 100,000 supporters were targeted to be at
the rally, pleaded for understanding of the situation by members of the
public, urging them to come to the venue to receive the President.
Earlier, the Lagos state Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Hyginus Omeje,
said that trucks would be barred from entering into the state as from
Friday ahead of the campaign.
Omeje said that various truck unions had been duly informed of the restriction.
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