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Ikenna351: You will meet a small bad road around Ajaokuta. After that, the rest is smooth. Though, from Otukpo to 9th mile Enugu is not that smooth. I found a smoother route to Enugu in my last trip last week.

Abuja-Lokoja-Ajaokuta-Otukpo-Enugu is the safest route to Eastern states. Longer, but safer. I have never used any other route other than that to East. Should take 7-8 hrs, if driven sensibly.

Ikenna

thanks according to Google maps, is it the one with union high school along the nsukka onitsha road, St. theresa's college road from which ill enter the amangwu road/enugu otukpo road

how many kilometres are we looking at in all?

Abuja to Enugu 410km in 5 hours, roads in good condition

Enugu to uyo is just 250km but because the road is so bad it takes up to 5 to 6hrs to do.

Abuja to kaduna is a little over 211km and takes 1hr for the dare devils but 2hrs to 2.30 hrs for the saner ones among us.

Shd it be the enugu route or shd i take the east west road?

398 miles or 640.5 kilometres. Expected travel time is 9 hrs 30 minutes

leaving for uyo tomorrow morning, will try to document the trip as best i can...

Justtobor: I recently took the PH -ikot abasi route, d road is quite good only if u can avoid passing through Eleme junction. That portion of the East -west road is horrible but if u know port harcourt well , u can go through elelenwo to avoid that part.Asides that part, the road is superb .I hope dis helps

Thanks. I don't know port harcourt at all not to talk of well, does that mean I would get lost? No visible signs to guide a first timer?

prinsbasy: My broda. Forget about all these long routes you're typing. Just do abj-lokoja-ajaokuta-ochadamu-otukpa- 9th mile-udi- agbani junction- umuahia - ikot ekpene-uyo. You'll save fuel and at least 80% of the road is in good condition. Except for some yeye custom officers around that ajaokuta bridge and SARS at okigwe axis, I think you're good to go. But make sure your papers are complete and correct. Because anti robbery police men are the real robbers on that road walahi.

Thanks but I can't find this on the map: ochadamu. You must mean Otukpo not Otukpa?

i need to go home for a funeral.

I know the normal routes are:


1.Abuja - Nassarawa - Otukpo - Nsukka - Enugu - Umuahia - Ikot Ekpene - Uyo

2.Abuja - Lokoja/Ankpa road - Lokoja/Ajaokuta Road - Asaba/Agbor Highway - Enugu/Onitsha Expressway - Onitsha Owerri Expressway - Aba Owerri Expway - Uyo

3. Abuja - Lokoja - Auchi - Onitsha - Owerri - Aba - Uyo

4. Abuja - Lokoja - Benue - Enugu - Umuahia - Ikot Ekpene - Uyo

But all 3 routes have something in common: passing through the bad Ikot ekpene/abia state route.

It should be possible to completely avoid the bad roads even if the journey is lengthier in theory by doing Abuja - Port Harcourt - Ikot Abasi - Uyo

But I haven't driven the route before.

I'd appreciate comments to enable me decide. In particular is the port harcourt - Ikot abasi - uyo route as good as some online comments make it appear.


Has anyone ever driven this exact same route? Please kindly put in a word for me