In view
of high influx of both human and vehicular movement as All Progressives
Congress, APC, holds its presidential primary at Teslim Balogun Stadium,
Surulere, the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation
has advised motorists to use alternative routes in order to avoid traffic
logjam.
According
to a statement by Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Kayode Opeifa, vehicular
movement in particular is expected to be adversely affected along Funsho
Avenue/Western Avenue in Surulere, Yaba, Alhaji Masha and Costain axis, hence,
the need to divert motorists to alternative routes.
The
travel advice is that motorists from Lagos Island to Surulere have been
directed to exit at Costain to link Surulere via Eric Moore.
Also
motorists from Ikorodu Road, Mushin, Yaba and the Mainland are enjoined to use
Ojuelegba to link Surulere via Itire-Lawanson Road or at Iponri via Bode
Thomas.
Motorists
from Surulere to Agege Road, Mushin and Ikorodu will be directed to Bode
Thomas, Eric Moore, Akerele Road and Itire Lawanson Road to link Western Avenue
and Agege Road to Ojuelegba roundabout.
Motorists
to Lagos Island and Apapa from Surulere, Alhaji Masha and Shitta area are
expected to divert to Bode Thomas and Eric Moore to link Eko Bridge.
Diversion
and partial closure
Opeifa
who disclosed that more men from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,
LASTMA, will be at strategic points to effectively control traffic movement
throughout the exercise, added that the following roads would be partially
closed or diverted: Funsho Williams Avenue from Olumegbon to National Stadium
among others, saying parking of vehicles would only be allowed at the stadium
while pedestrian access to the convention would be restricted to only
accredited APC members, observers and media personnel.
Teslim
Balogun Stadium wears new look
Meantime,
the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos is wearing a new look ahead of the
APC national convention holding from December 10 to 11.
A visit
to the stadium yesterday showed that the party’s flags and banners of
presidential aspirants of the party dotted the venue of the convention.
Also, the
stadium wore a colourful look with balloons and posters of the aspirants
displayed in strategic areas.
Some
Toyota Hilux vehicles belonging to the police were also parked in the premises.
According
to the APC, no fewer than 8,000 delegates from across the country are expected
to converge on the 25,000 capacity stadium for the convention.
The
convention is expected to produce the presidential candidate of the party in
the 2015 election.
The
party’s five presidential aspirants include a former military Head of State,
retired Maj-Gen. Mohammadu Buhari; a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar and Gov. Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State.
Others
are Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo and Publisher of Leadership Newspaper Group, Sam
Nda-Isaiah.
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