It is no more a news to spend hours on Lagos roads. Sometimes, people miss very important appointments. Worse is it that a few people have lost jobs of their dreams because they got to venues of their interviews late. Workers wake up every day as early as 4:30am just to beat the traffic and get to work on time. This is not their fault. Working class parents hardly have time for their children again. This is because traffic jam takes a large chunk of their time before they get home. This should not be allowed to continue further. Drastic actions should be taken by the Ambode led administration to end this anomaly. In lieu of all these, some suggestions are put forward which could possibly be the solutions to the Lagos traffic palaver.

1. A check on event centres One of the trending businesses in Lagos is event centres. These centres are found on almost all major streets and roads. Their proprietors rake in handsome profits. Different ceremonies are held there. Although these centres have helped put an end to parties on the streets, they have however added to hold up on the roads. In some streets, there are more than two event centres. These do not augur well for the free flow of traffic. This is because vehicles of those hosting these events and their invited guests are parked on the roads. It is better if these centres are located far away from residential areas, busy streets and major roads. Also, these centres should create enough parking spaces within and not outside. This is because it is another factor that causes hold up.

2. A case for dilapidated roads An example of a road that commuters ply regularly is Metal box road in Ogba, Ikeja. Although, the road is not residential, it is a major link between companies and homes. The road is in a very bad state. Motorists are delayed unnecessarily on this less than 300metres road. This therefore creates avoidable hold up. In addition, pot-holes and other defects on poor roads add to needless traffic. If roads like this and others across Lagos are urgently repaired, at least traffic jam would go down by one-fifth of a fraction.

3. Facing street traders These categories of people constitute a major nuisance on Lagos roads. They are traders who display their wares on road pavements and even sometimes on the roads at night. They use walkways meant for passersby. They likewise have taken over pedestrian bridges in the state. All these affect free movement of people and vehicles. These traders do not do this in just some parts of the state. They do this everywhere. It is visible more especially at night. Governor Ambode should not fold his arms on this issue. He should as a matter of urgency direct the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) officials to clear this mess. Likewise, punitive measures against violation of street trading laws should be meted out. If this is fully implemented, the aesthetic value of the Centre of Excellence would also be evident in the free flow of traffic.

4. More inputs into the diversification of transport system It is still unexplainable in this age of advanced transport systems to see Lagosians struggle every day to board commercial buses. Lagos is the most endowed state in Nigeria. The state should have moved beyond its present level regarding transportation efficiency. However, this is not the case. People from different states work in Lagos and some of them return to their states at the weekend. For instance, people from Ibadan could come to Lagos everyday if there is a light rail transport system that links these two ends. A straight forward solution to traffic jam is the light rail with more investments into other forms of transport apart from commercial buses. A completion of projects like the mile two light rail and the Ikorodu BRT would ease transport difficulties a bit in Lagos.

5. Proximity of home and office It is not an under-statement to state that there is housing deficit in Lagos. Likewise, the cost of renting a comfortable apartment is on the high side. For instance, a person who works in Victoria-Island but lives at Ayobo-Ipaja is misnomer. This is because he travels every day to work. Apart from the money he spends on jumping from one bus to the other, a lot of man hour is lost on the road. A person like this would have love to live close to his office, but the cost of renting a flat at VI may possibly be out of his reach. He has no choice really at his disposal than to continue in this pattern. On the other hand, if government houses are purposely built in these working environments and made available at affordable amount to workers, there would be no jumping from one bus to the other or setting of clock alarms at 3:30am in order to beat traffic. In the same vein, this will help de-congest densely populated areas. Governor Ambode should look into these suggestions because to make Lagos a traffic-free state is a task that will be achieved. Eko o ni baje o!

story.... Lagos can never be traffic free...






except half the inhabitants are moved to the lagoon ogun state

the poster above me tho

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Mayb in d nxt generatn sha

Naija Sha

Story for the gods

It can be traffic free....let's always see the positive sides of things and stop being pessimistic.

Lagos will be traffic free only if there is a tsunami, no more Nigeria and new year day

Very soon, half properties in Lagos would be used as office, people would be forced to live in Ogun state or pay more for their accommodation. Then government would have no choice than to invest massively in mass transport

All Ambode and Tinubu need to do is stop looting the revenue accruing to Lagos for just four years and stop building substandard roads that would not last 4 years. A typical example is the Lekki Ajah expressway built by Fashola about two years to the end of his tenure and the same road is already riddled with potholes. It is baffling roads built by Jakande are still in existence in Lagos till date. APC should put a stop to all forms of loans and bond. It is sickening knowing that Lagos is indebted to bonds Anambra invested in. It's been over 16 years of APC n Lagosians needs to open their brains and not just their eyes and demand for qualitative leadership which the APC Lagos is definitely not providing even though PDP will and can never never be an option or an alternative considering their antecedent in the south west.

I am patiently waiting on what Ambode will campaign with after 4 years if the Eko rail is not working. A bigger beta and even cheaper rail was completed in Ethopia in less than 5 year while Fashola kept on extending the completion date for Ekorail. Generating portable water for Lagosian simply because there's no mean to tax and loot individuals is proving a daunting task for APC across the federation. It's disturbing Fashola could boast on TV that his govt does not have any intention of building home for the low incoming earner of the society yet they can tax artisans, market woman, traders etc. Pls wailers my comment is not to bring succor to you but rather for the APC to wake to the responsibilities of good governance which they were voted for across the federation and more importantly in Lagos state.

We all know what Akwa Ibom was before the coming of Godswill Akpabio and we all know where Akwa Ibom is among all states in the federation now. I wonder what difference Fashola offered upon all the media hype n propaganda from Punch and co. Thank God billion dollar flower planting done clear for we eye, brt is going Molue mood and there's no more Oshodi to clear without building a thing yet claiming it as an achievement simply for being able to get rid of the gridlock.