BREAKING: Lagos To Shut Down 18 Roads For Buhari

The Lagos State Government has given a directive that would prevent road users from accessing eighteen different roads, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state on Saturday.

Former minister of state for defence and chairman, transport committee of the Buhari campaign visit, Mr Demola Seraki, disclosed this during a press conference in Ikeja.

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Mr. Seraki said over 100,000 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were expected at the rally.

The APC presidential campaign would hold at the Teslim Balogun stadium in Surulere on February 9.

The ex defence minister said that 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,” he said.

“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.”

Below are the listed roads:

Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere Lawanson/Itire /Tejuosho road Apapa/Costain road Abebe village Eric Moore road Eko Bridge/Apongbon Marina road, 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

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