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16 senators spend millions of naira to inspect Oshodi – Apapa Expressway .

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 00:00 Joshua Bassey . .•Shocked by poor state of road

One week after a federal government delegation made a visit to assess the impact of the July 10, 2011 flood disaster in Lagos, a 16-man Senate delegation, also yesterday, landed in Lagos, at an estimated N4 million cost to tax payers.

The 16-man senate delegation’s air fare is put at over N1.3 million and hotel accommodation not less than N800, 000 per day, for a visit most analysts and critics dismiss as sheer waste of resources.

Nigerians reacting, describe the visit as one too many by Abuja, without definite action to relieve victims of the flood and put paid to the suffering of motorists and commuters on deadly federal roads in the former federal capital territory. They also question what has been done with the N9.2 billion which the former minister of Works, Mohammed Dagash, was quoted to have said has been released to carry out routine maintenance works on the Apapa-Oshodi road.

Dagash had in May this year told reporters that the contract for the road was awarded to construction giant, Julius Berger Plc in November 2010 at a cost of N6.2 billion.

The road which has been described as one of the biggest ‘shame’ of the nation, is barely passable when it trains and has cost port users at the nation’s biggest sea ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island ports several billions of naira.

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in the last two years says it has spent over N500 million to engage road repair contractors to fill up the gullies that frequently appear on the road. The failure of the road, shortly after repairs, raised frequent insinuations of fraud and deception on the award of the contract, the quality of the work and capacity of the contractors. Interestingly, both the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Government never responded proactively.

Analysts say the shoddy job done by the contractors underlies the shady process that led to the award of the contracts.

Speaking in an interview with BusinessDay, yesterday, Joe Igbokwe, publicity secretary, Lagos State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), said, “What Nigerians expect is concrete action that will bring an end to their agonising experience on most federal roads in Lagos and other parts of the country.

“Hundreds of visits without action amounts to nothing. Nigerians are suffering; Lagosians are going through harrowing experience on federal roads in Lagos. Any positive action taken in respect of Lagos is in the interest of the nation. Lagos is the melting pot of Nigeria’s economy. The Apapa-Oshodi Expressway for example leads to the biggest and most patronised ports in Nigeria with quantum contributions to the nation’s economy. Therefore, help extended to Lagos is help extended to the entire country,” Igbokwe said.

Itse Sagay, a law professor, who also spoke with BusinessDay, lamented what he described as the neglect of federal roads across the country. He stated as a matter of finality that the “Federal Government has failed in its responsibilities, especially in terms of road maintenance.”

Meanwhile, shocked by the level of deterioration of some of the areas visited, particularly the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, the visiting senate delegation assured that the Senate will put pressure on the Federal Government to release funds to tackle ecological problems in the former capital city.

The delegation led by former governor of Benue State, George Akume, was in Lagos to have a first-hand assessment of the environmental challenges faced by the state, and which in recent times, have been made worse by torrential rains and devastating floods.

“I can assure you that this delegation is non partisan. We are going to make our impartial reports based on what we have seen. We will put pressure on the Federal Government to do something urgently because what we have seen here is a threat to lives and properties in Lagos,” Akume told reporters, adding that Lagos deserves special attention from the Federal Government.

The senators, after inspecting the failed Iyana Itire and Second Rainbow sections of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, could, however, not proceed further to Trinity Bus Stop which has completely collapsed, as petroleum tankers lined the entire stretch of the road, with resultant traffic jams, which forced the delegation to beat a retreat at Berger.

The senators wondered aloud if it was the same road that leads to both Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports from where the Federal Government rakes in billions of naira annually.

This query was greeted by a spontaneous chorus of ‘yes’ response by Oluremi Tinubu, Gbenga Ashafa and Ganiyu Solomon, the three senators representing Lagos in the Senate, who were part of the delegation.

Akume, speaking further, said the delegation in its report to the Senate leadership, would emphasise the need to accord Lagos a special status.

http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/news/76-hot-topic/25131-16-senators-spend-millions-of-naira-to-inspect-oshodi--apapa-expressway

“When two elephants fight, the grass suffers; and, when the same two elephants make love, the grass also suffers.” - African Proverb

The same story according to the current governor's political party "newspaper":
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Bi-Courtney accuses Ogun of stopping work on asphalt site
By Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta 5 hours 38 minutes ago


A row has broken out between Ogun State and Bi-Courtney Highway Services – the concessionaire to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

It is over the ownership of a site the company claimed it acquired for its asphalt plant.

The management of Bi-Courtney yesterday alleged that the state government has stopped it from working from the site.

The company’s spokesman, Dipo Kehinde, in a statement, said the move came less than 24 hours after the Federal Government gave the company a 60-day ultimatum to complete palhative work on the expressway.

He described the action as a wrong move.

But the state government has defended its action.

Kehinde said: "Since the grant of the concession, Ogun State government was taken as a major partner, given that 80 per cent of the highway falls within the state.

He said: "Ogun State was to give us land as its own contribution to the project. The former RCC yard was identified, visited and allocated to us by the Ogun State government. The process entailed joint visit, and assessment before allocation, following all due process.

"To buttress this fact, we duly settled the land owners, promptly, to demonstrate our commitment to the site. The payment to the landowners was done, after due consultation with the state government and confirmation of the landowners at a joint stakeholders meeting with officials of the Bureau of Land. The State Government actually brokered the meeting with the family land owners.

"A search was also conducted at the Ogun State Survey Directorate, and the search report revealed that the property is unencumbered."

The Ogun State commissioner for information, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, had, on Sunday, issued a statement confirming that the state government had approved the site for Bi-Courtney, after the company submitted application for the use of the site on April 20, 2011.

The Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, an architect, had, on Saturday, visited the RCC yard as part of his assessment tour, to see what Bi-Courtney has been doing, and how government could assist the company in making an early delivery of the project.

During the inspection tour, which began from the Old Toll-Gate office of Bi-Courtney at 9a.m., the Minister pledged to give all necessary support to hasten work on the reconstruction of the road.

Chairman of Bi-Courtney, Dr. Olawale Babalakin, had earlier raised the alarm, during a visit to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye that some powerful interest groups are trying to frustrate the company’s efforts to deliver the project on time.

"Most people in Nigeria don’t know what concession is all about. There’s no road that has been done through concession in Nigeria before, apart from the Lekki-Epe Expressway, a 45-kilometre road that took the concessionaire five years to start the construction.


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/13646-bi-courtney-accuses-ogun-of-stopping-work-on-asphalt-site.html

The story according to the former governor's newspaper:
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Amosun leads squad to demolish Babalakin’s N1 billion plant .

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 00:56 Nigerian Compass Hits: 418 .   . .

LESS than 24 hours after the Federal Government gave Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited a 60-day ultimatum to complete palliative works on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State Government at the weekend threatened to dismantle a $6.5 million (about N1 billion) asphalt plant the company bought for the project.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who personally led the team, comprising gun-totting, anti-riot policemen and some state government officials, ordered his men to dismantle the plant.

Besides, Amosun directed his government’s bulldozers to demolish the structure erected for the project by Bi-Courtney Highway Services, because he wanted to use the site for a trailer park and market.

The action came after the site had been approved by Amosun for Bi-Courtney “and we don’t know why he suddenly changed his mind,” said one of the workers.

But, for the resistance put by the Chief Security Officer of the concessionaire, Colonel Adeola Olabiyi (rtd), and his team, the governor would have pulled down the multi-million naira structure.



Despite this, the governor ordered the mobile policemen to lead one of the bulldozers to demolish the structure but when they saw the resistance of Olabiyi and his team, “they could not move and the governor felt disappointed that his order was not carried out”.

An eyewitness said: “We were really afraid. The governor told his policemen to draw their guns and the Bi-Courtney people also drew their guns. We thought they were going to start exchanging fire and for the fact that the governor was there, people started running. Can you imagine what could have happened if the two teams started shooting? I don’t know why the governor should personally lead the demolition squad. Is that the work of a governor? Why should he be going all over the place with policemen to terrorise people working legitimately?

“This is not the first time he would do this. The other time, he led policemen to a particular structure in Lagos and he was eventually embarrassed because the owner called the Inspector-General who ordered that all the policemen should leave the place. Why should the governor be embarrassing himself this way? Even military administrators didn’t behave this way. Thousands of motorists go through hell everyday on this road and now that they think that the road will be fixed, he has come again with his policy somersault. This action is shameful”.

In a statement issued yesterday, Bi-Courtney’s spokesman, Dipo Kehinde, described the action as a wrong move.

He said: “Since the grant of the concession, Ogun State Government was taken as a major partner, given that 80 per cent of the highway falls within the state.

“Ogun State was to give us land as its own contribution to the project. The former RCC yard was identified, visited and allocated to us by the Ogun State Government. The process entailed joint visit and assessment before allocation, following all due process.

“To buttress this fact, we duly settled the land owners, promptly, to demonstrate our commitment to the site. The payment to the landowners was done after due consultation with the state government and confirmation of the landowners at a joint stakeholders meeting with officials of the Bureau of Land. The state government actually brokered the meeting with the family land owners.

“A search was also conducted at the Ogun State Survey Directorate, and the search report revealed that the property is unencumbered.”

The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, had, on Sunday, issued a statement confirming that the state government had approved the site for Bi-Courtney, after the company submitted application for the use of the site on April 20, this year.

The Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, had, on Saturday, visited the RCC yard as part of his assessment tour, to see what Bi-Courtney has been doing and how the government could assist the company in making an early delivery of the project.

During the inspection tour, which began from the Old Toll-Gate office of Bi-Courtney at 9a.m., the minister pledged to give all necessary support to hasten work on the reconstruction of the road.

He mentioned the idea of involving army engineers in some aspects of the project, saying: “We shouldn’t saddle Bi-Courtney with the task of securing the Right of Way (ROW). We are going to bring in army engineers to assist.”

When asked if the ministry is considering the review of the concession with Bi-Courtney, Onolememen said: “No. There’s nothing like that. Bi-Courtney has been on track. There are processes in the execution of this project and the company has followed due process. The final design was approved on May 10.”

He said that the involvement of army engineers would help to secure the ROW, which is one of the major constraints in the execution of the project.

The Chairman of Bi-Courtney, Dr. Olawale Babalakin, had earlier raised the alarm, during a visit to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, that some powerful interest groups are trying to frustrate the company’s efforts to deliver the project on time.

Said Babalakin: “Most people in Nigeria don’t know what concession is all about. There’s no road that has been done through concession in Nigeria before, apart from the Lekki-Epe Expressway, a 45-kilometre road that took the concessionaire five years to start the construction.

“Many people don’t want us to build that road. There have been several stumbling blocks. We’ve been having problems with many powerful mediocres. Many people, whose structures will be affected have gone to court. There are 55 illegal petrol stations on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.”

Onolememen told reporters in an interview that the Federal Government did the right thing by giving the road project out as a concession.

He said: “This is a modern way of financing projects in the country now, because it is clear to us that the budgetary allocation of the Federal Government cannot match the demand for road rehabilitation and reconstruction in this country.

“There are basic things we would do very quickly; we want to ensure that within 60 days that the sufferings on the road be reduced.

“The final design was approved in May, this year, by the Federal Ministry of Works; our estate valuers have just completed work on the enumeration of properties on the Right of Way last week. By September, full work should start. But, before then, areas requiring urgent repairs must be attended to.

“If you look at the agreement concerning the road, there are steps to be taken. In the past one year, there have been phases they (Bi-Courtney) have had to comply with.”

http://www.nigeriancompass.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2181:amosun-leads-squad-to-demolish-babalakins-n1-billion-plant&catid=54:nigeria-today

Interestingly, a significant proportion of the senators are ACN senators:

George Akume, Benue - Leader of the delegation
Chris Ngige, Anambra
Gbenga Kaka, Ogun
of course the three Lagos Senators

These are the ones I could identify when I saw the new item on TV last night.

About time too.

When will the deadline end exactly?

We are watching and waiting. . .

Thanks blank

@blank

Any update for us?

@blank

Please give us your own update when you get back. Pictures will also be appreciated.

Thanks!

Missed you Megastu!

Are you back in Lagos now?

Someone told me last night that the traffic heading to Ajah from Chevron has reduced considerably. I can't confirm that though. I was told that the u-turn spot at Ajah has been relocated along with the bus park thereby freeing traffic there.

Incidentally, David Cameron, Fashola and Sanusi were some of the digintiatries who travled along that road to the Lagos Business School earlier this week. That visit might have been the catalyst for the 'brainwave ' LCC got to do something about the Ajah go-slow.

Imagine those three personalities and their entourage being caught up in the usual Ajah gridlock.

@Phuck_nl

The rains have not stopped work on the road.

The pace of work on the Chevron Toll Plaza seems to be to be faster than that on the first plaza. In my estimation, I'd say they've gone about 75%.

No surprise.

The surprise would have been a list without their names!

Obama’s motorcade fined for London congestion fees

Political Reporter
By Rachel Rose Hartman | The Ticket – 13 hrs ago

London Mayor Boris Johnson is raising a stink over minor congestion charges he says President Obama's motorcade incurred while visiting his city, the London Evening Standard reports.

Johnson has fined the United States 120 pounds (nearly $200 U.S. dollars) in congestion levies--10 pounds per vehicle--for the presidential motorcade used during Obama's state visit in May.

The sum may seem to be a pittance, but it is part of a much larger problem, Johnson and others say.

London officials told AFP that the American Embassy owes 5.3 million pounds ($8.7 million dollars) in unpaid congestion fines--known as C-charges--which were first established in 2003. Since the roads weren't closed during the president's visit, he is subject to the fines, Johnson says.

In speaking with the Standard, the Embassy defended its refusal to pay, citing the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which prohibits "this sort of tax on diplomatic missions."

The Standard reports that Obama's personal armored Cadillac--nicknamed "The Beast"--first escaped a fine because congestion charge cameras were unable to record its license plate number.

As you may remember, "The Beast" encountered problems of its own on that UK trip. During a visit to the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, Obama's car got stuck on the driveway in front of crowds of onlookers.


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-motorcade-fined-london-congestion-fees-173333994.html

According to a publication (page 4) of LCC titled 'The Lekki Toll Road User Guide v1.0' of May 2010:

The Project is in two phases: Phase I includes the rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing road as well as the creation of new road infrastructure, along 49.4Km of
the Lekki-Epe Expressway; while Phase II includes construction of 20Km of the Coastal Road. Both roads are designed to be toll roads.

You can download the guide at http://cislagos.com/main/school-information/lagos-life/useful-information/item/download/59.html

Here's a news report from 2008 (http://www.pmforum.org/blogs/news/2008/07/nigerian-toll-road-project-receives.html):
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Friday, July 04, 2008
Nigerian Toll Road Project receives AfDB funding
Reported by O. Chima Okereke in Port Harcourt

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of up to US$ 85 million to help finance the upgrade/rehabilitation of the Lekki to Epe expressway, linking Victoria Island with the Lekki peninsula in Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital.

The project consists of upgrading, widening and tolling of the existing 49.5km long Lekki–Epe Expressway, which is the principal road artery linking Victoria Island in Lagos with the Lekki peninsula. The objective is to alleviate traffic congestion and improve road safety along the Lekki corridor. It is based on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) under the Design, Build, Operate (DBOT), and Transfer and Rehabilitate, Operate (ROT) framework/business model.

The first phase of the project will involve the rehabilitation of the existing 49.5km long expressway, the construction of a new ramp to carry traffic onto the Falomo bridge, construction of new interchanges, footbridges, walkways and bus stops along the expressway, construction of 6 kilometers of the new 20-km long coastal road (which will serve as an alternative road up to toll plaza 1), and build 10 interconnecting link roads between the Expressway and the coastal road respectively. Three toll plazas along the Expressway will also be constructed.

Phase two will consist of building the remaining 14 km of the coastal road, and will be contingent on the Lagos State Government‘s completion of civil works on the new coastal defenses (to check erosion).

The project sponsors, Asset and Resource Management Ltd, a reputable local firm, is partnering with Larue Projects Ltd. (Larue) as joint sponsors and, together, they play the role of "key investor" to the project.

As part of its due diligence, the Bank developed a detailed in-house financial model to quantify the economic benefits to the various stakeholders. The model results showed that the main beneficiaries of the project are the Nigerian road users who will enjoy a net consumer surplus of NGN 41.7 billion* in present value terms. Furthermore the Lekki toll road project will considerably alleviate the highly congested traffic situation in Lagos especially during rush hours. On completion, the toll road is expected to reduce travel times while improving road safety and security, lower vehicle operating costs for road users, create jobs, and provide much needed and well-maintained transportation infrastructure which will lead to an increase in business activities along the corridor.

The project is expected to create 635 short-term and 1,146 long-term jobs with a good proportion of the employees being women. Labor benefits have an estimated present value of NGN 1.1 billion, which represents the difference between the current earnings of labor and wages paid by the project.

The project is considered as a landmark PPP and is in line with the master plan for Lagos State. It is also consistent with the national development strategy for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with emphasis on strengthening the transportation infrastructure in order to meet the needs of its growing population and encouraging private sector-led investments in the transport sector.

The total project cost is approximately US$ 382 million, about NGN 44.91 billion The AfDB loan represents 35% of the total senior debt. Other international lenders to the project include Standard Bank London. The Bank also played a key role in ensuring international best practice environmental impact assessment and ensuring adequate mitigation measures to be put in place during construction.
(* 1 US$ = NGN 191.570 as at 18/06/2008)

Here's a 2008 report on the project by O. Chima Okereke which I found at http://www.pmforum.org/blogs/news/2008/07/nigerian-toll-road-project-receives.html
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Friday, July 04, 2008
Nigerian Toll Road Project receives AfDB funding
Reported by O. Chima Okereke in Port Harcourt

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of up to US$ 85 million to help finance the upgrade/rehabilitation of the Lekki to Epe expressway, linking Victoria Island with the Lekki peninsula in Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital.

The project consists of upgrading, widening and tolling of the existing 49.5km long Lekki–Epe Expressway, which is the principal road artery linking Victoria Island in Lagos with the Lekki peninsula. The objective is to alleviate traffic congestion and improve road safety along the Lekki corridor. It is based on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) under the Design, Build, Operate (DBOT), and Transfer and Rehabilitate, Operate (ROT) framework/business model.

The first phase of the project will involve the rehabilitation of the existing 49.5km long expressway, the construction of a new ramp to carry traffic onto the Falomo bridge, construction of new interchanges, footbridges, walkways and bus stops along the expressway, construction of 6 kilometers of the new 20-km long coastal road (which will serve as an alternative road up to toll plaza 1), and build 10 interconnecting link roads between the Expressway and the coastal road respectively. Three toll plazas along the Expressway will also be constructed.

Phase two will consist of building the remaining 14 km of the coastal road, and will be contingent on the Lagos State Government‘s completion of civil works on the new coastal defenses (to check erosion).

The project sponsors, Asset and Resource Management Ltd, a reputable local firm, is partnering with Larue Projects Ltd. (Larue) as joint sponsors and, together, they play the role of "key investor" to the project.

As part of its due diligence, the Bank developed a detailed in-house financial model to quantify the economic benefits to the various stakeholders. The model results showed that the main beneficiaries of the project are the Nigerian road users who will enjoy a net consumer surplus of NGN 41.7 billion* in present value terms. Furthermore the Lekki toll road project will considerably alleviate the highly congested traffic situation in Lagos especially during rush hours. On completion, the toll road is expected to reduce travel times while improving road safety and security, lower vehicle operating costs for road users, create jobs, and provide much needed and well-maintained transportation infrastructure which will lead to an increase in business activities along the corridor.

The project is expected to create 635 short-term and 1,146 long-term jobs with a good proportion of the employees being women. Labor benefits have an estimated present value of NGN 1.1 billion, which represents the difference between the current earnings of labor and wages paid by the project.

The project is considered as a landmark PPP and is in line with the master plan for Lagos State. It is also consistent with the national development strategy for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with emphasis on strengthening the transportation infrastructure in order to meet the needs of its growing population and encouraging private sector-led investments in the transport sector.

The total project cost is approximately US$ 382 million, about NGN 44.91 billion The AfDB loan represents 35% of the total senior debt. Other international lenders to the project include Standard Bank London. The Bank also played a key role in ensuring international best practice environmental impact assessment and ensuring adequate mitigation measures to be put in place during construction.
(* 1 US$ = NGN 191.570 as at 18/06/2008)

Research I carried out very early in the project suggested that the coastal road was the one originally supposed to be tolled.

I think somewhere along the line the idea was dropped probably because it would be cheaper and faster to add a lane to each side of the existing road making the investment more attractive.

I will look for the details.

I thought of that too.

I hope we are wrong!

The coastal road should run horizontally to the right from point 4 towards 3

The notice

Good news!

I just saw a full-page public notice in today's Punch Newspaper (page 80) in which the LASG is notifying the general public of the Right of Way (ROW) of the proposed Coastal Road alignment from Ahmadu Bello Way (V/Island) to Lafiaji  Area (this is just after Alpha Beach).

Why I call this good news is that it means the LASG is actually serious about the construction of the coastal road which should serve as an alternative to the Lekki Toll road.   


The question now is when will the actual construction begin and what impact will the coastal erosion along the shore pose to the road if the LASG is unable to secure the asssitance of the FG as canvassed by BRF in my last post?

This may also be bad news for speculators who may have ignorantly purchased plots on the ROW!

You are welcome

Land reclamation: Fashola wants FG`s help

The Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola has appealed to the Federal Government to assist the Lagos State Government in its efforts to reclaim land overtaken by sea erosion. Mr. Fashola made the appeal when he visited communities in Lekki/Ajah in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state to ascertain the impact of recent heavy downpour in the area. He said that the Federal Government`s assistance was needed because the ocean encroachment contributed to flooding problems in the state which might have national impact.

Significant portion of land at the Alpha Beach-- where the governor also visited-- had been eroded by the Atlantic Ocean. ``The erosion at the Alpha beach, I am told, is a consequence of the rising water level due to global warming .What we need to do is to reclaim the land. We have lost about 50 metres of land and it still continues. The land is beginning to cave in. That is not because of the rains; it is a natural disaster and it has been on for some time. The situation has a national impact because the ocean is clearly redrawing the geographical map of Nigeria. In that sense, we need the Federal Government to assist us.” He said. Mr. Fashola said the FG could assist by building a minimum three-km shoreline protection on the affected area, as it did at the Bar Beach years ago, to keep the encroaching ocean under control.

“The measure will help to put a check on the perennial flooding in the state, especially in communities close to the ocean, and preserve the geographical definition of the country. We have sent the details of how the Federal Government can help the state to Mr President. We expect to get a support,” he said. The governor said the state government had embarked on the construction of drainage system, including 10 major storm water channels in Eti-Osa.

He said the effort was to drain water from the Atlantic Ocean into the lagoon across the expressway. Mr. Fashola enjoined residents in flood-prone communities, such as NICON Estate in Ajah, to assist the government drain their communities by giving part of their land for the building of the storm water channels. The governor said health officials had been mobilized to distribute disinfectants and other supplies to residents of these communities to keep them safe from contacting diseases. Communities visited by the governor included Maiyegun, Igbokuso, Ilasan, Silverbird road, Igbo Efon, NICON and Chevron Estates.

The governor also inspected drainage channels such as the Agungi channel, Osapa London community drainage system and the suspended alignment at Maiyegun Beach-- meant to drain Igbo-Efon community

http://www.castlesweekly.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=1632

Thanks for the update

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The Ajiran Channel where I believe the waste water at the Igbo Efon area will be drained through.

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The toll gate was free because of the vehicles trapped at Igbo Efon junction.

At the old third roundabout junction