Ilaje44: I am not surprised at all. They drive insanely in that country. Absolutely no sense of sanity. Overtaking where one is not to. Overspeeding. Poorly maintained vehicles. Very very bad tyres, lack of formal driver's training. Poor legislation on the use of road, inconsistent and apartheid execution of the poor legislations we have. All these are reasons the death toll is likely to remain very high.

If I were in Govt, apart from improving on infrastructure, I would also improve legislation on road use, and very important, embark on a long term awareness campaign on TV, Radio, print media and the internet. An overwhelming proportion of people possessing a driver's license in Nigera can not drive. Driving is not about moving the vehicle, but also respecting you are not the only one using the road, that you have to respect road use laws etc.

If made the transport minister, I definitely would carry out policies that would visibly reduce road accidents and the unneccessary traffic gridlocks over there.

faithin9ja: Is there anyone under the age of 40 years old in Nigeria who has actually done a driving test in Nigeria?

Abbeycity88: Dis is disgausing... Which country b 1st and 3rd we supose 2 came first...! Nigeria ar lackin behind in FIFA ranking nw Nigeria should b first in dis...Lol! We nid prayer in dis country

owobokiri: The high level of impatience amongst Nigerian drivers is what i cant comprehend. There is a clear reason for a hold-up, maybe a car in front developed a fault or something. Even if all can see the frantic efforts being made to get the car out of the way, the whole drivers behind would be cursing, hissing and blaring their horns NON-STOP as if it is a competion. Try driving slowly on a Nigerian road and watch every overtaking driver cursing and looking at you as if you have gone nuts! The roads are getting better but the drivers are getting worse so expect more fatalities.

Observator: So sad! I strongly believe that the solution to Nigeria's many problems are (1) Law Enforcement (Policing)and (2) Sound judiciary.

Pennywise: I did Lagos-Benin road for the first ever since I started driving sometime last year. And I was amazed at why we do not have more fatalities on that road. At 120km/hr you get the sense that you are having a stroll on the highway. A good number of the vehicles have dubious road worthiness (I am not talking certificate here) but they want to prove to you that they can still out-run you for some uncertain glory.

Even at the best of times, the road is still dangerous. When you factor in the police and the custom with their surprise road blocks then you get a real sense of what I am talking about.

This same scenario is repeated all over the country. With a population of 160million people abandoned by Govt, I am surprised there is any other country with a more depressing statistic.

Martini101: . Bros. Which level. Na Ur Manifesto abi na Presentation 4 ministerial screening be dat?

amosy007: All this stupiid statistics that always put nigeria on every bad list really need to be checked.. Sometimes i wonder who,where and when was d survey carried to put nigeria top of everybad list.. Imagine i read on vanguard dat (1millions nigerians are blind!) not only that. There was even a time they said "nigeria is number one country that have sex(fvcks) alot in the whole world.. How can that be possible when we have america with the biggest p0rn network in the world not forgetin china and india...

I think its high we create a ministry that will into all this ridiculous statistics that sum stupiid people just cook up to give us bad name...

Is nigeria the only country with mad drivers or is nigeria the only country with bad roads?

Thats how they smuggle nigeria name into 2nd world corrupt nation in the world.. When we have d likes of mexico, america, russia etc not making d list

and d funniest part some people will believe those stupid statistics...

I guess next statistics will be nigeria has the highest number of people that shiit or piss daily.. Fooolish people

this is when i miss tony iredia

amosy007: All this stupiid statistics that always put nigeria on every bad list really need to be checked.. Sometimes i wonder who,where and when was d survey carried to put nigeria top of everybad list.. Imagine i read on vanguard dat (1millions nigerians are blind!) not only that. There was even a time they said "nigeria is number one country that have sex(fvcks) alot in the whole world.. How can that be possible when we have america with the biggest p0rn network in the world not forgetin china and india...

I think its high we create a ministry that will into all this ridiculous statistics that sum stupiid people just cook up to give us bad name...

Is nigeria the only country with mad drivers or is nigeria the only country with bad roads?

Thats how they smuggle nigeria name into 2nd world corrupt nation in the world.. When we have d likes of mexico, america, russia etc not making d list

and d funniest part some people will believe those stupid statistics...

I guess next statistics will be nigeria has the highest number of people that shiit or piss daily.. Fooolish people

this is when i miss tony iredia

amosy007: All this stupiid statistics that always put nigeria on every bad list really need to be checked.. Sometimes i wonder who,where and when was d survey carried to put nigeria top of everybad list.. Imagine i read on vanguard dat (1millions nigerians are blind!) not only that. There was even a time they said "nigeria is number one country that have sex(fvcks) alot in the whole world.. How can that be possible when we have america with the biggest p0rn network in the world not forgetin china and india...

I think its high we create a ministry that will into all this ridiculous statistics that sum stupiid people just cook up to give us bad name...

Is nigeria the only country with mad drivers or is nigeria the only country with bad roads?

Thats how they smuggle nigeria name into 2nd world corrupt nation in the world.. When we have d likes of mexico, america, russia etc not making d list

and d funniest part some people will believe those stupid statistics...

I guess next statistics will be nigeria has the highest number of people that shiit or piss daily.. Fooolish people

this is when i miss tony iredia

Pennywise: I did Lagos-Benin road for the first ever since I started driving sometime last year. And I was amazed at why we do not have more fatalities on that road. At 120km/hr you get the sense that you are having a stroll on the highway. A good number of the vehicles have dubious road worthiness (I am not talking certificate here) but they want to prove to you that they can still out-run you for some uncertain glory.

Even at the best of times, the road is still dangerous. When you factor in the police and the custom with their surprise road blocks then you get a real sense of what I am talking about.

This same scenario is repeated all over the country. With a population of 160million people abandoned by Govt, I am surprised there is any other country with a more depressing statistic.

Ilaje44:

Bros, ehm, ehm, as a citizen of another country apart from Nigerian, I can not vie for Governor or presidential positions. And beside, I dont have the money to waste for a political campaign. Therefore, I just made a presentation of what I would if I were the minister of transport. To make my policies work, I definitely have to collaborate with the homeland/internal/police affairs ministery. I am really convinced that I can make these changes if given the chance. I have already many shoes, and I do not need to treck except on leisures. Above all, I do what I say, and say what I will do. A person like me would not survive the Nigerian political jungle which means I was just being hypothetical.

But if unna want and ready for change sha, unna fit contact me for a ministerial position as Transportation and police affairs minister.

all4naija: PROPAGANDIST!