By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Residents and motorists have called on Lagos state government over the poor state of old Ipaja Road, Agege.
The poor state of the road has contributed to accidents and gridlock, the residents said.
According to the Punch, potholes and craters are found at several portions of the road.
Some of the worst portions include Sofunde, Agbotikuyo, Mulero, Abekoko bus stops.
Though officials of the Lagos State Public Works Corporation were seen filling up one of the potholes with bitumen but residents said the palliative measure would only last for a short time.
A landlord living at Sofunde, Babatunde Omotosho, said, “The road causes a lot of traffic. It became bad about eight years ago. Sometime last year, a tricycle rider drove against traffic to escape gridlock.
“It had a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle at Sofunde junction and all the passengers were seriously injured. We are beg the government to reconstruct the road. They should also help us clear the drainage.”
The chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers at Mulero unit, Lukman Babatunde, said the road damaged vehicles, adding that his members, who are tricycle riders, always complained.
