nurey:
1st pix is idumota, eyin Eyo side, Imagine traffic on a 3lane bridge

Anybody who is smart would either buy a power bike or just enter public transport in Lagos else you will be frustrated and angry on the wheels all the time. Evenings are extremely worse police army pass One way, bus park on the road, market women share the remaining road, pedestrians also take their cut, cars are left with little or nothing

Enter public transport and end up smelling like a mechanic when you get to work from all the exhaust fumes, sweat and fart BO in the bus?
Frypan to fire. Lol

zcee:
Y won't dere be much traffic in lagos,when people from different locations illegally com to pitch their tents there,the worst part is those big men that do acquire big cars everyday by day more than 2 for that matter just to belong..

They make it in such a way that if you want to make it big you must com to Lagos i can't see d reason y the Federal govt will situate all the core businesses in Lagos,sea port should be opened in other States to make life easy for Nigerians.The traffic is so unbearable

.... I think am missing something here bro..... I seriously don't know how one could open seaport in a state where there isn't deep waters for ship to dock........

StrikeBack:
Moving to my business place in Lagos everyday is like traveling from Lagos to ore Everyday

I'm sure you are selling in Alaba or trade fair

obinoral1179:
I'm sure you are selling in Alaba or trade fair

assumption will kill you

bendike:

Enter public transport and end up smelling like a mechanic when you get to work from all the exhaust fumes, sweat and fart BO in the bus?
Frypan to fire. Lol

maybe you, but I am street smart, I don't enter molue and I don't fight conductor or agbero when in transit

Rajiokazaki:
.... I think am missing something here bro..... I seriously don't know how one could open seaport in a state where there isn't deep waters for ship to dock........

I think an exploration need to be done in all those states,they can make it possible

As long as Lagos has the only functioning port the traffic will continue..

Lagos needs more road network...
Other coastal states like Akwa Ibom,delta should be encouraged to have port.

selemo:
Kudos my guy I think the best thing is to develop other states seaports in other to reduce stress and cost of living here...

will tribalism allow this happens.. you know how tribalistic we are.. ambode suggested that we all know what happened to himm

Very sad

horlique:
As long as Lagos has the only functioning port the traffic will continue..

Lagos needs more road network...
Other coastal states like Akwa Ibom,delta should be encouraged to have port.

you ve said it all,I think portharcout is missing

It is terrible. I am going into full time consulting by end of 2020. God help me. I want to take full control of my life and health.

I can't continue with 8 - 5 madness in Lagos. The impact of the accumulated stress would be felt more in your old age not now for those that will get to old age anyway.

I use my people that have retired as an example. Most of them are suffering from one debilitating disease or another.

nurey:
1st pix is idumota, eyin Eyo side, Imagine traffic on a 3lane bridge

Anybody who is smart would either buy a power bike or just enter public transport in Lagos else you will be frustrated and angry on the wheels all the time. Evenings are extremely worse police army pass One way, bus park on the road, market women share the remaining road, pedestrians also take their cut, cars are left with little or nothing

Lol na midnight i dey realize say some streets are really wide in Lagos

Why would any sane person want to live in Lagos?

Our problems are largely self-inflicted. We suffer needlessly because we fail to engage the power of the Mind and use our critical thinking skills.

Why should Lagos be overpopulated when other South-West States can be developed?

Why shouldn't there be an efficient rail system linking all South West states so someone living in Ogun State can take a high speed rail to work in Lagos?

Why should people continue to chase the non-existent golden fleece in Lagos?

The black man has a long way to go intellectually and developmentally.

The black man is unthinking and lacks foresight.

The black man is not visionary and doesn't see an urgency in the need to develop in all areas.

The black man doesn't value time and the dignity, welfare of human and animal life.

The black man has many problems he is not willing to use his thinking faculties to solve.

zcee:
you ve said it all,I think portharcout is missing

sorry River state..

If delta ,Akwa Ibom,Rivers ,bayelsa are all having functioning ports . The traffic in Lagos will reduce and Lagosians will enjoy that state. Nigeria will also prosper but tribalism won't allow that happen..

emerged01:
The cause of Lagos's traffic is spiritual. The cause is always unknown.

I'm laughing!

Ishilove:
We keep making headlines. Even CNN has noticed.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/traffic-stress-lagos-nigeria/index.html

This is why I am a passionate supporter of water transportation.

Marina to Apapa by road: 2 hours

Marina to Apapa by boat: 18 minutes.

Spot the difference.

okeniti:
If Sanwoolu wants to leave a proper legacy, open waterways for affordable boat public transport ALL OVER Lagos. Waking up at 4-5AM for job that starts 8AM is a ticking time bomb. A city of 24 million, all lives governed by traffic. Terrible stuff.

Gbam!! You talk am well. All safety gadgets for passengers and crew should be included.

cenaman:
there was a day i track from costain to cms hoping to board a bus there to lekki, ladies and gentlemen i boarded a bus going to lekki on reaching bonny cantonment traffic jam, we spend 2hrs from bonny cantonment to law school bus stop. na so i kuku come down from the bus and use my legegi benz reach lekki phase 1.

Next time, take the boat ride from Falomo in Ikoyi to Oniru/Sandfield in Victoria Island, or Lekki Phase 1 jetty.

You will spend just 15 minutes and cut off the Bonny camp traffic.

selemo:
Kudos my guy I think the best thing is to develop other states seaports in other to reduce stress and cost of living here...

Why do you people always chant "seaports" as an excuse? Is it everyone living in Lagos, that has earns a living through the seaports?

Lagos is a commercial capital, for goodness sake. Does Onne not have a functional seaport? Why hasn't it grown to become as densely populated as Lagos?

uuzba:
Who does the development?
As a guy, I believe you can arrange your house.
If power reach, can do your compound.
If you still have energy, you need to gather your neighbours/association and fix up your street.
You need to be a heavy big boy to fix up your estate. And that's the highest power a single fellow has
The state roads are in the hands of the government and if those roads remain erroded and impassable, vehicles and business cannot function.
That's why people will still run out and back to Lagos.
Other state governments need develop their states as individuals cannot do this

Thank you, o! If other states took the development of their capital and major towns seriously, the influx of people into Lagos would decrease.

Look at Ogun state border towns like Alagbado, Sango Otta, Agbara etc. They witness the same heavy influx of traffic, too. Part of it is caused by the population spill from Lagos to those towns. But those areas are poorly planned and tightly packed.

The governor of Ogun has not thought of carrying out an urban renewal exercise, in those areas to make it conducive for the residents, and reduce the flow of traffic.

Ugosample:
this is a silly comment to make

Warri would have been a relatively safe city rivalling Lagos
it has a port
And many Oil Coys were anchored there

But when the myopic, short sighted and stupid youths and people began there kidnaps; harassment and creating an atmosphere of chaos and insecurity
many fled to lagos
the companies fled to Lagos

Port Harcourt has taken that same self destructive route with "devee" ; harassment, cultism etc in the state
many have fled to Lagos and Abuja as well.
now port Harcourt is quick descending into a poohole

Kano and Kaduna would have easily been rivals to Lagos
But ethni religious crisis and violence have made many flee Kano and Kaduna to Abuja and some to Lagos
assuming Kano and Kaduna were not time bombs, many youths would have been moving there as an alternative to Lagos as was done in the 1980s

what about onitsha?
onitsha used to be a nest of vipers
kidnapping
robberies
etc
our people fled to Lagos
built homes and opened their businesses in Alaba

tho now things have improved greatly and peoole are now moving to onitsha
even night life and shoprite and other businesses for leisure like that are springing up
would this have been the case 15 years ago?

what of Aba being a cesspit ruined by successive state govt there?

Lagos is receiving all these crowd and investment because of the relative safety (I said relative) and businesses are setting up there, and if course the relative tolerance
it has created opportunities for many

But the moment Lagos adopts the self destructive path other cities have adopted in Nigeria
people and businesses will flee to Abuja

so before we talk
we need to go to the root of the matter
to understand why Lagos is congested.

not all the emotional excuses some are giving

Thank you for this beautiful analysis! You said it all, and you said it well....

Pato5:
I agree with u but developing other states takes determination and commitment from those states so till that happens let Lagos stakeholders work to make Lagos better.

Exactly! But the governors of other states are not willing to put in the hard work that is needed to develop their states. Many collect allocations and it disappears into thin air. Others frustrate any private initiative at development because of their petty myopic mindset. May God save us all.

laudate:

Next time, take the boat ride from Falomo in Ikoyi to Oniru/Sandfield in Victoria Island, or Lekki Phase 1 jetty.

You will spend just 15 minutes and cut off the Bonny camp traffic.

THANKS BRO. SUCH IDEA NEVER CROSS MY MIND.

booscy:
So long as the Onne, Warri, Calabar and other sea and river Ports are not fully functional, Murtala Mohammed international Airport remains the primary hub for airlines coming into Nigeria, the railway isn't fully functional, this overcrowding and traffic congestion issue will remain perpetual.

Lagos has been structured to retain almost all the economic headquarters in the country and this is one of the consequences, others include;

Perpetual Pollution issues
High Accommodation costs
Man made disasters etc

Onne port is fully functional. Please don't mislead people. After Tincan, Onne has the next highest volume of shipping traffic in Nigeria.

nurey:


maybe you, but I am street smart, I don't enter molue and I don't fight conductor or agbero when in transit

Naa. Not me. Passed that stage 20+ years ago.

Ugosample:



this is a silly comment to make


Warri would have been a relatively safe city rivalling Lagos
it has a port
And many Oil Coys were anchored there

But when the myopic, short sighted and stupid youths and people began there kidnaps; harassment and creating an atmosphere of chaos and insecurity
many fled to lagos
the companies fled to Lagos

Port Harcourt has taken that same self destructive route with "devee" ; harassment, cultism etc in the state
many have fled to Lagos and Abuja as well.
now port Harcourt is quick descending into a poohole

Kano and Kaduna would have easily been rivals to Lagos
But ethni religious crisis and violence have made many flee Kano and Kaduna to Abuja and some to Lagos
assuming Kano and Kaduna were not time bombs, many youths would have been moving there as an alternative to Lagos as was done in the 1980s

what about onitsha?
onitsha used to be a nest of vipers
kidnapping
robberies
etc
our people fled to Lagos
built homes and opened their businesses in Alaba

tho now things have improved greatly and peoole are now moving to onitsha
even night life and shoprite and other businesses for leisure like that are springing up
would this have been the case 15 years ago?

what of Aba being a cesspit ruined by successive state govt there?

Lagos is receiving all these crowd and investment because of the relative safety (I said relative) and businesses are setting up there, and if course the relative tolerance
it has created opportunities for many

But the moment Lagos adopts the self destructive path other cities have adopted in Nigeria
people and businesses will flee to Abuja

so before we talk
we need to go to the root of the matter
to understand why Lagos is congested.

not all the emotional excuses some are giving

Ugo my love. I always knew there is something special about you.

pocohantas:

Ugo my love. I always knew there is something special about you.

I'm glad you see sense in the analysis
not every one does

This is serious! So they don't have Tunnel in Lagos ? No Tunnel under those bridges? No draw bridge? I was driving in a Tunnel and was like wow I dey under huge water! where are the fake mermaids?. Nigeria where are thou? After driving past, I looked back and was like - if only Nigeria could do same!!
Nothing to ease the traffic?
What century are they in ?
Elon Musk and co are about to take us to Mars!
Wow!!! Nigeria - sigh!

Ugosample:



this is a silly comment to make


Warri would have been a relatively safe city rivalling Lagos
it has a port
And many Oil Coys were anchored there

But when the myopic, short sighted and stupid youths and people began there kidnaps; harassment and creating an atmosphere of chaos and insecurity
many fled to lagos
the companies fled to Lagos

Port Harcourt has taken that same self destructive route with "devee" ; harassment, cultism etc in the state
many have fled to Lagos and Abuja as well.
now port Harcourt is quick descending into a poohole

Kano and Kaduna would have easily been rivals to Lagos
But ethni religious crisis and violence have made many flee Kano and Kaduna to Abuja and some to Lagos
assuming Kano and Kaduna were not time bombs, many youths would have been moving there as an alternative to Lagos as was done in the 1980s

what about onitsha?
onitsha used to be a nest of vipers
kidnapping
robberies
etc
our people fled to Lagos
built homes and opened their businesses in Alaba

tho now things have improved greatly and peoole are now moving to onitsha
even night life and shoprite and other businesses for leisure like that are springing up
would this have been the case 15 years ago?

what of Aba being a cesspit ruined by successive state govt there?

Lagos is receiving all these crowd and investment because of the relative safety (I said relative) and businesses are setting up there, and if course the relative tolerance
it has created opportunities for many

But the moment Lagos adopts the self destructive path other cities have adopted in Nigeria
people and businesses will flee to Abuja

so before we talk
we need to go to the root of the matter
to understand why Lagos is congested.

not all the emotional excuses some are giving

Cho cho cho cho.. U just dey talk. What is the work of the govt? Is it not to provide safe environment for business across the nation? Bad things are bound to happen and it's the work of govt to put things in check. So if People flee to Abuja where next will they flee to when abuja becomes unsafe?

FuckThaMod:

Cho cho cho cho.. U just dey talk. What is the work of the govt? Is it not to provide safe environment for business across the nation? Bad things are bound to happen and it's the work of govt to put things in check. So if People flee to Abuja where next will they flee to if abuja becomes unsafe?

pocohantas


abi I no tell you?

Ugosample:




I'm glad you see sense in the analysis

not every one does

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Ugosample:


pocohantas


abi I no tell you? [


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Are you her new zicoraads?

Ugosample:


pocohantas


abi I no tell you? [
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Lol, even his username should tell you he is a troublemaker. He gets your point though, but it isn't easy accepting it.

FuckThaMod:
Are you her new zicoraads?

I don't know who that is

And I am not anything to anyone here

FuckThaMod:
Stupid state, Stupid people.
Everyone wants to come to Lagos, why not develop other states and find ways to boost the economy there. That way the influx of people will reduce but no, they want to have it all because of the money generated by the population. Despite the money, it's still a shithole and many idiots are still coming in while I'm looking for way to escape
If you are not strong mentally you will loose yourself one day in Lagos

lol, someone that understands me

This thread is evidence that we all bleed red.

Lagos traffic doesn't care. It takes no prisoners. Everyone here agrees about this - apart from a few professional trolls who tried to muddy the waters with their tribal nonsense.

It is a multi-faceted problem - which will need a multi-pronged solution set. Sadly, powerful vested interests and good old fashioned incompetence will make sure the problem remains unsolved - even unto the generation after the next.