LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-Residents of Igando in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have lamented the closure of an exit road in the community.
The Punch reports that, the residents, while coming out of adjoining streets along Agric Road, usually make use of the exit road to link the Igando Bus Stop to their various destinations.
It was further gathered that the exit point had been converted into a mini-market.
The situation has continually forced residents to make use of bad alternative routes which have amounted to so many inconveniences, especially damaging their vehicles of motorists.
A resident, Yinka Agbedejobi, said: “The exit has always been our normal route until it was blocked about two years ago. Meanwhile, the alternative route they made available for us to use is not motorable. It is bad. I spend a lot of money fixing my car because of the damage it does to it.
“Other vehicle owners have similarly complained about this same problem. Despite our complaints, nothing has been done to fix it or at least grade it. Most times, some of us are forced to take the entry point to connect to the main road. We understand it is a one-way route but we have no option since the exit point has been blocked.”
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Another resident, Rasaq Akande, regretted that the exit point had been converted to a mini market.
“The route has been converted to a marketplace. Business owners now erect shops and kiosks along the exit point. We also got to know that the owners of the businesses are paying dues which is the reason it is difficult for them to return it to its former state,” he said.
Another resident said the space between the entry and exit points had been converted to a garage, thereby making their efforts to get the place open more difficult.
According to findings, two concrete slabs are placed at the exit point while some business owners ply their trade along the spot.
When contacted, the spokesperson for LASTMA, Taofiq Adebayo, said: “The stakeholders held a meeting to solve the traffic problem in the area and they reached an agreement that the exit road should be blocked from motorists coming from Egan Road on the LASU-Iba Expressway. Our officers were only part of the meeting that the council chairman convened and not the ones that said it should be closed.”