Sanwo-Olu visits Mile 2, clues task force action on Oshodi-Apapa gridlock

On Friday, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, led a delegation to check out the traffic gridlock along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, by Mile-2 Bus Stop. 

During the inspection Sanwo-Olu declared a zero tolerance on all environmental nuisances in the axis and the state at large.

The traffic situation in Oshodi-Apapa Expressway became an issue of concern in the last week.  The delegation led the inspection in response to public outcry, following the resurgence of gridlock around the Mile-2 axis occasioned by indiscriminate parking by truckers. The resultant effect has caused untold hardships to other motorists and residents plying the road.

Motorists and other road users often spend several hours navigating through the area as truckers occupy the entire road, while law enforcement agents extort drivers.

Members of the State Executive Council who were part of the tour, included Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner for the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, among other senior officials.

The governor, who was on a tour of blighted spots in the axis, temporarily made a stop-over at Mile-2 Bus Stop Ramp, where he spoke with some operators on the need to maintain decorum in the axis.