vanitty: Crap, please take religion out of this. Useless government we have.

Any time there is a football match, concert or whatever happening lets say for example at Wembley park or race or whatever they dream up, the TFL takes responsibility and ensure there are plans put in place.
Will you tell Rihanna, Chelsea or whoever to arrange alternative transport for their fans!

That is why Nigeria is in that mess it is, the responsibilities should be put FIRMLY where it belongs. The Government. No two ways about it.

The government knows without fail, that there is always problem on that road every first Friday. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE ABOUT IT?
The road and ensuring the safety of it, is the TOTAL responsibility of the state, afterall the drivers on the said roads are her citizens, even if they don't pay road tax, the stupid amount of money collected by the same government (police) says something!

The organisations are already there, they paid for that rights, They are not "renting" so can't be chased away like KICC and the likes. They may be their forever and a day!

Any solution offered by any organisation on that expressway that paid for the right to be there is totally out of goodwill.

Burgeo:

Mr man ,it is because of the mentality of people like you that my their country is still in this shape after years of independence from our slave master. you know the truth but you will not say it, WHY !!! .Must they suffer other road users to serve their God? Because some God of men and their ministry are involved makes you not to see the evil in their act.
My fellow nigerians ,its high time we free ourselves from all these mental slavery we are still in . God is spirit, God is every wher,you must not occupy our roads to worship him!

deeptesting:

The question is did they build the church on the road? Lagos-Ibadan road ought to be dualized to at lease accommodate 10 vehicles on each lane and ensure that all vehicles veering to these churches or whatever maintain a single lane...Where else should they locate this churches? I wish Joe Igbokwe proffered a solution in his write up. It's simply the failure of the government to live upto its responsibility and they should be held responsible for the sufferings and death of Nigerians on that road.

vanitty: Crap, please take religion out of this. Useless government we have.

Any time there is a football match, concert or whatever happening lets say for example at Wembley park or race or whatever they dream up, the TFL takes responsibility and ensure there are plans put in place.
Will you tell Rihanna, Chelsea or whoever to arrange alternative transport for their fans!

That is why Nigeria is in that mess it is, the responsibilities should be put FIRMLY where it belongs. The Government. No two ways about it.

The government knows without fail, that there is always problem on that road every first Friday. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE ABOUT IT?
The road and ensuring the safety of it, is the TOTAL responsibility of the state, afterall the drivers on the said roads are her citizens, even if they don't pay road tax, the stupid amount of money collected by the same government (police) says something!

The organisations are already there, they paid for that rights, They are not "renting" so can't be chased away like KICC and the likes. They may be their forever and a day!

Any solution offered by any organisation on that expressway that paid for the right to be there is totally out of goodwill.

pappilo:

KICC attempted to set up shop in Dagenham, Essex just off the A13 on Thames Gateway land after they were sent packing from Stratford. Them pursue them quick. The local complained about effects on their lives and they were refused planning permission. Now they are based in the middle of nowhere in Chatham where they cant disrupt peoples lives.

In countries where things are done with sense, if your proposed business, new housing development, place of worship e.t.c is going to affect the lives of the local population, the developer is compelled to contribute a significant amount to the improvement of transport links, health centres e.t.c

For example, In Shepherds Bush, London, Westfield invested £200 million out of a total £1.7 billion project cost on transport improvements in the local area delivering a brand new Tube and Overground station.

A-ZeD:
I don't think the current structure at redemption camp is exactly what is was when they got planning/ building permission.
So those saying the town planning authorities are to blame should first find out the original plan submitted by the RCCG

vanitty: Crap, please take religion out of this. Useless government we have.

Any time there is a football match, concert or whatever happening lets say for example at Wembley park or race or whatever they dream up, the TFL takes responsibility and ensure there are plans put in place.
Will you tell Rihanna, Chelsea or whoever to arrange alternative transport for their fans!

Ola one:

No sane nation will allow it. Imagine the stress and depression these places of worship cause Nigerians every weekend.

Something needs to be done.

vanitty: Crap, please take religion out of this. Useless government we have.

Any[size=16pt] time there is a football match, concert or whatever happening lets say for example at Wembley park or race or whatever they dream up, the TFL takes responsibility and ensure there are plans put in place.[/size]
Will you tell Rihanna, Chelsea or whoever to arrange alternative transport for their fans!

That is why Nigeria is in that mess it is, the responsibilities should be put FIRMLY where it belongs. The Government. No two ways about it.

The government knows without fail, that there is always problem on that road every first Friday. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE ABOUT IT?
The road and ensuring the safety of it, is the TOTAL responsibility of the state, afterall the drivers on the said roads are her citizens, even if they don't pay road tax, the stupid amount of money collected by the same government (police) says something!

The organisations are already there, they paid for that rights, They are not "renting" so can't be chased away like KICC and the likes. They may be their forever and a day!

Any solution offered by any organisation on that expressway that paid for the right to be there is totally out of goodwill.

pappilo:

My hatred for these miracle peddlers is borne out of a personal experience. At my wedding, there was no entertainment for half the event because the barstewards were having one of their fraudulent events and my musician got caught up in the traffic. Many guests also turned back and went home after sitting in traffic for hours.

Fhemmmy:

Blame your entertainer and not the church, cos he ought to ave known that there could be traffic and leave on time. . . "African time" syndrome is the issue with that.

Ola one:
Are you kidding me?

pappilo:

Please dont talk about what you dont know. Do you know how much was set aside by Arsenal for the improvement of Highbury & Islington station when they were building Emirates stadium? Do you know that the Emirates stadium capacity is set at just over 60,000 because thats the number Transport chiefs agreed. Arsenal have a 40,000 season ticket waiting list and would conveniently fill up an 80,000 seater stadium but planning regs prevented them from building a stadium as large as they would have loved. These miracle peddlers on the expressway just build as they wish.

Just use Google and you'll find that AEG owners of The O2 contributed to the improvements at North Greenwich station. The developers of the area around Battersea Power station (SP Setia and Sime Darby) and the proposed new US embassy will provide significant funding for the Northern line extension to Battersea if the development is given the go ahead. Harrods contributed to redevelopment of Knightsbridge station and other examples abound. What has redeemed ever contributed to help improve Lagos Ibadan expressway apart from some dirt tracks off the expressway leading to car parks in the bush?

Somorin#1:
I am not saying that the US is better than Nigeria per see but when you Guys preach to us to come home, this is what we have to come home to.

I have been stuck in this mess twice and it was not funny.

Can you just imagine the loss of productivity, time and money lost to his shenanegan?

Nigeria, which way forward?

Solution?:

Turn the road from Lagos to that location to at least a 5 lane highway and bill the chursh for the cost of providing as many police officers as necessary during this time to direct traffic and create orderliness.

It's simple really and I bet if the Governor or some Senator wanted to pass through that gridlock the traficc will clear like Moses and the Red Sea.

[size=14pt]New 160.7b Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to solve Redemption Camp traffic woes —Presidency[/size]

The Lagos-Ibadan Express to be rebuilt by construction giants Julius Berger and RCC will solve the perennial traffic difficulties experienced at the Redemption Camp portion of the road, the Presidency has assured.

Commuters often report having a harrowing experienced at that stretch of the road, especially during events organised by the owners of the Camp, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). RCCG events held at the Camp usually draw large crowds of both king and commoner, including President Goodluck Jonathan, who is seen in the accompanying photo kneeling for blessings from RCCG leader, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, when he visited the Camp prior to the 2011 Nigerian presidential ballot.

Speaking this afternoon in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, Dr. Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to President Jonathan, said the sad traffic tales at the Redemption camp would soon end.

His words: “The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway was awarded yesterday at a total cost of 160.7 billion naira. The multi-lane road project which will be handled by Julius Berger Construction Company and the RCC will consist of 3 lanes on either side up to Sagamu junction and 2 lanes up to Ibadan as well as a fly over and inter-change at the Redemption Camp to solve the perennial traffic grid lock on that portion of the road.”

Fhemmmy:

Blame your entertainer and not the church, cos he ought to ave known that there could be traffic and leave on time. . . "African time" syndrome is the issue with that.

pappilo: I did. Infact I brushed the lead musician while cursing Pastor Oleboye and his cohorts.

eGuerrilla:

Indeed, it is not for nothing that KICC was similarly advised by to find a more suitable location when its officials sought planning permission for a building, back in 2008.



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eGuerrilla:

Indeed, it is not for nothing that KICC was similarly advised by to find a more suitable location when its officials sought planning permission for a building, back in 2008.



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This is how things are done in saner climes.