So,I had to go sort some things in my hometown and I decided to take pictures in the way

Departure.....ikorodu,lagos

Destination..... Eruwa,ibarapa east local government area,oyo state

Route....there are three routes used to get out of Lagos thru ikorodu.

there's the sagamu-ikorodu road,which is the shortest and quickest of the lot,but is ridden with so many craters dat I didn't even think of it at all.that route would have taken me to sagamu,I would have then taken a left turn just after lafarge cement to link the sagamu-ore expressway

There's the ikorodu-itokin-ijebuode road.this would have taken me to the ijebu ode end of the sagamu-ore expressway via imota,adamo,itokin etc.this route tho smoother,is relatively longer as I would need to link Abeokuta to get to my destination

I was left with just one other option, which was to go through the lagos-ibadan expressway to sagamu,and then climb the bridge at the sagamu interchange and face Abeokuta from there

From Abeokuta, I would navigate through the town,get to olomore and then to lafenwa

From lafenwa,will get on the abeokuta-sokoto highway,which general olusegun obasanjo started in the 70s,but hasn't been finished till date.road doesn't get past kwara state(I think),but its the surest route to get to my hometown...also to towns like igboora,Maya, ayete,iseyin and the likes

Road is relatively smooth,but not busy.so much so that there has been instances of robbery especially early mornings and late nights


Duration of journey....3hrs(traffic and all inclusive)

Ride....2003 volvo S60 with 2.0T i5 engine


Pictures.....fluids check

Tires check

Cluster check

Took off around 12pm

Reset the trip meter,

And the journey began



Pictures.........ogolonto in ikorodu

Owode onirin

7up/tollgate

Little traffic after Berger

The journey was relatively smooth

No funny scenes on the road

Spent 13mins between sagamu and Abeokuta,and dats too much.Altho it was partly cos I caught up with a certain police convoy that refused Odas to overtake them....and they were so slow



Abeokuta

More Abeokuta scenes

On the abeokuta-sokoto expressway

Tell us more about your passenger in the front

In eruwa

I made the journey in 2.5 hours

Not bad as I had to keep slowing down at bad patches of the road cos of the ride height

Trip says 155.5 and its calibrated in km

Will take pictures of my beautiful town when I'm chanced today

GAZZUZZ:
make I no talk wetin de my mind. Nah 2017 be dis

My oga,

No talk o

Ehen!!

kingreign:
Tell us more about your passenger in the front

Na passenger

And na front the person siddon

Need I say more?

@diportivo nice clean Volvo you got there. I hope egunje boys didn't disturb you at all.

kingreign:
Tell us more about your passenger in the front

think say na only me notice

MPVGoddess:


think say na only me notice

Na wa o

I took a picture of the Abeokuta stadium only

dumo1:
@diportivo nice clean Volvo you got there. I hope egunje boys didn't disturb you at all.

They were hyper friendly...

On behalf of the Vaseline crew......

diportivo no mind them. I like your Volvo jare. will hopefully get myself one soon especially the 2.0T engine variant. did you calculate your fuel use cos that's a given on road trips on nairaland.
the guy above me sha. ;Ddiportivo no mind them. I like your Volvo jare. will hopefully get myself one soon especially the 2.0T engine variant. did you calculate your fuel use cos that's a given on road trips on nairaland.
the guy above me sha.

diportivo:


Spent 13mins between sagamu and Abeokuta,and dats too much.

Sorry but I find this hard to believe...abi na rocket engine you get?

Is the Abeokuta-Sokoto expressway the same road that leads to Apata in Ibadan?

Diportivo, you are such a stingy nigga.
Ow can u keep showing us ur speedo meter, roads and roads without your passenger

Nice ride Bro, trust u Don land safely sha

Some people eye sharp Sha. Or nah because I dey use phone.
No pun intended but that is what we call mountain on fire. Nah joke oooooo

Spreads mat here.... stands up to get kokoro from kuto market..sits down again

Dipo you know na..

kingreign:
Tell us more about your passenger in the front

I think say na only me see something

9icetoo:
diportivo no mind them. I like your Volvo jare. will hopefully get myself one soon especially the 2.0T engine variant. did you calculate your fuel use cos that's a given on road trips on nairaland.
the guy above me sha.

Sadly I didn't lay emphasis on the fuel

Twas on quarter by the tym I landed sha...and I filled it b4 leaving

Will do dat on d return journey mostdef

aieromon:


Sorry but I find this hard to believe...abi na rocket engine you get?

Is the Abeokuta-Sokoto expressway the same road that leads to Apata in Ibadan?

1.bros,iv driven that road in 7 mins between governors office and d shagamu roundabout with a 2.0l i4 golf mk4
Road wasn't as bad as it is now.13 mins isn't between the interchange and kuto roundabout na

2. The road goes straight to iseyin and beyond. Iv only been on it as far as iseyin.going to apata from eruwa is still the same as going to eleyele from eruwa.at ido u turn right toward omi-adio/apata or turn left towards eleyele

princemillla:
Diportivo, you are such a stingy nigga.
Ow can u keep showing us ur speedo meter, roads and roads without your passenger

Nice ride Bro, trust u Don land safely sha

nurey:
Some people eye sharp Sha. Or nah because I dey use phone.

No pun intended but that is what we call mountain on fire. Nah joke oooooo

oblo:
Spreads mat here.... stands up to get kokoro from kuto market..sits down again

Dipo you know na..

youngice:

I think say na only me see something

See dem

I'm just completely shocked and flabbergasted that such a pristine engine bay exists in Nigeria. In fact it gives my engine bay a run for it's money.

Good job on cleanliness OP. The interior is also clean.

Talking about interior, I do believe that you're stingy to the boys here by not offering full disclosure

That Abeokuta-Sokoto road has not only been abandoned but forgotten. A lot of drivers don't even know it exists.

Eruwa though, that place holds memories for me.

Your engine is so neat. Dammit!

Op, did u meet the herdsmen on your way?

Mynd44:
That Abeokuta-Sokoto road has not only been abandoned but forgotten. A lot of drivers don't even know it exists.

Four though, that place holds memories for me.

Your engine is so neat. Dammit!

Really never knew such road exists....there must be a ready why it's not choice.....robbers? Bad road? Shorter routes?

good morning nairaland..... my state is really d 'gateway ' state but dem mumu government refused to tar d roads DAT can boost economic activities in d state. chai!

Am more interested in the boobs I can see In the last pic of the third set

Guy,go open reality show,
Nice car sha

I was in secondary with the son and daughter of the then ruler of your town in the 80's.

I think his name was Gbadebo. Can't really remember. He was a year my senior. A very nice guy

Bro! Simple trip it make sense a lot
The car clean and it makes sense
Some of the road are relatively clean and neat
Wish you accident free journey back home. Don't forget to buy me guguru oooooooo