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• State govt lists roads to avoid, appeals for patience
Traffic jam, the feared menace on Lagos roads, may be at its height today after the respite of the Easter holiday. President Muhammadu Buhari’s one-day official visit today to commission some projects in Africa’s fifth largest economy is a call to a complete lockdown.
Already, the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy has appealed to motorists to bear with the government as some roads will be closed to ensure a hitch-free presidential visit.
“The visit will hold between 9:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. on Wednesday, during which traffic on some routes will be diverted in order to ensure free movement of vehicles and persons,” it said.
According to the ministry, the projects to be commissioned are the rehabilitated 10-lane Oshodi/Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road; 170-Bed ‘Ayinke House’ (Maternity Hospital) at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja;…
