By Grace Alegba
As a measure to ensure smooth traffic and reduce gridlocks during the yuletide, the Federal Government has opened the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to motorists.
The government also inspected the progress of repair works on the Ikorodu/Sagamu road.
Opening the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, said the highway was “special and very dear to the Federal Government’’.
He explained that it was important because the road began from Apapa ports and terminates in the northern part of the country.
Kuti added that it took traffic from the 36 states of the federation, hence, the speedy completion of repairs around the construction zones and opening the highway to traffic.
“A lot of people are coming out of Lagos going home for the celebration and some are also coming in from all the states of the federation into Lagos.
“What we are doing today is to open up all the…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
