March 29, 2018 was a day of prestige for Lagos, as President Muhammadu Buhari officially visited the state for the first time since he became President in 2015.
During the President’s visit, he commissioned some state projects and also visited Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who was celebrating his 66th birthday.
However, it was a day to forget for Lagosians residing on the mainland — because all car routes were shut down.
The shutdown was considered necessary by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the Nigeria Police Force because the President would be commissioning a Bussed Rapid Transport (BRT) terminal in Ikeja. There was attendant eonomic loss, as entrepreneurs were unable to transport themselves to work.
Also affected was the Computer Village, the biggest ICT accessory market in Africa, as more than a thousand shops were…
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