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Views: Visits 5 File image of traffic jam caused by container-laden trucks and tankers on Mile 2-Apapa Expressway. ….Leaves motorists, commuters frustrated By Kingsley Adegboye DESPITE assurance by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Monday, that the deplorable portion at the Mile 2 axis of the Apapa-Oshodi expressway, which has remained a nightmare for road users, would be fixed this week, the contractor handling the palliative work has failed to show up. This delay in fixing the spot has continued to cause pains to commuters and motorists, who spend several ho...

Gridlock: Sanwo-Olu looks on as trucks take over Apapa  On By Kingsley Adegboye & Godfrey Bivbere THE end to the chaotic Apapa-Oshodi expressway gridlock may not be farfetched any longer, following the just awarded Section 2 of the ever busy dual carriageway to Dangote Construction Company Limited. The Section 2, which begins from Sunrise bus stop to Cele bus stop, was not awarded when sections 1 and 2 were awarded to Dangote for reconstruction in 2019. The section had been under procurement, until it was awarded this week. Consequently, this section has remained the major cause of the grid...

The protesters said the portion had been abandoned by both the federal and state governments for years. They regretted that several petitions in this respect had not got positive response. Speaking to journalists, a resident, who identified himself as chairman of Sapele Road bypass axis, Daniel Omorogbe, lamented: “Some of our children can no longer go to school. Our cars are bad. We are finding it difficult to use this road, and it connects the Niger Delta and other parts of the country. x “Trucks coming from the North to the Niger Delta also pass th...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin Published 3:16 am Some residents of Edo State took over the Benin-Sapele-Warri Road near the bypass, on Thursday, to protest the bad state of the road and its abandonment by both the federal and state governments. They said it had become difficult to ply the road and lamented that several petitions written to the federal and state governments did not receive positive responses. One of the residents of the area, who is the Chairman of the Sapele Road Bypass Axis, Daniel Omorogbe, said, “Some of our children can no lo...

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City There was difficulty plying the very bad portion of the Benin–Sapele–Warri near the bypass Thursday as road users and residents in the area took over the bad portion of the road as they protested the bad state of the road and seeming abandonment by both the federal and state government. They said several petitions written to the state and federal governments have not been responded to positively. Speaking to newsmen, a resident in the area who said he is the chairman of Sapele Road By-Pass Axis, Daniel Omorogbe said; “Some of our children can no longer go...