Sallah stress: Travellers, others trapped in Lagos-Ibadan expressway traffic
Muslims travelling for the Sallah holidays and other residents were trapped on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday and Saturday due to the gridlock on the road.
A Lagos worker, Ibrahim Mohammed, regretted waiting before getting on the road to meet his family in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He said he thought he could spare some time for other tasks before travelling.
Mohammed said, “I regret waiting. I should have left home very early. Now that I am stuck here, I don’t think I can attend the meeting at our family house today (Friday). I have been here for hours and I am tired.”
A motorist, Tobi Ajadi, whose uncle is getting married on Monday (today), told our correspondent that he never knew the traffic would be serious.
“I came to get some things in Lagos for the ceremony and I met traffic,” he added.
Another commuter, Uthman Agboluaje, said the stress of passing the road everyday was unbearable. Punch
“Drivers don’t want to come here anymore. Some have increased the fares because of the traffic. I spent double of the original cost everyday because I have to go to work,” he added.
Our correspondent observed a man washing his face with sachet water in the traffic.
The man, who identified himself only as Abdulraman, said, “I am a construction worker and we work in estates. No matter when I wake up, I always enter this traffic. I have to get to my workplace early otherwise my boss and colleagues will leave for work without me. How will I make money if I miss work in a day?”
An official of the Lagos State Government, who identified himself only as Adebayo, told our correspondent that the prolonged repair and blockade of the expressway had affected his schedules.
“I don’t know when I’ll leave this traffic. Sometimes, I spend three hours before I get to Alausa (state secretariat). It has affected everything,” he said.
A car owner, Akinjide, showed PUNCH Metro his wife dressing up their two children for school in their car.
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