The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to commence rehabilitation works on Oke-Afa Bridge in Isolo Local Government Area, LGA, for three weeks.

Commissioner for Transportation Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this on Monday, ahead of the commencement scheduled for Friday, August 28 to Friday, September 18, 2026, about three weeks.

Oluwaseun explained that the works will be carried out in two phases; the first phase will cover the outbound Isolo-to-Ejigbo axis of the bridge, from Friday, August 28, 2026, to Friday, September 11, 2026 while the second phase will cover the bridge inbound Isolo from Ejigbo, running from Saturday, September 12, 2026, to Friday, September 18, 2026.

Consequently, Oke-Afa Bridge will be temporarily closed to vehicular movement, urging motorists to ply the alternative routes.

He said during phase one rehabilitation, motorists from Isolo heading toward Ejigbo will be diverted onto the Isolo-bound carriageway from Pako Roundabout, where traffic will move in both directions, before rejoining the main carriageway to continue their journeys at Mobil Filling Station.

Motorists coming from Ejigbo will maintain free movement and share the carriageway with Ejigbo-bound traffic from Mobil Filling Station to Pako Roundabout, after which they will regain full access to the road to reach their destinations.

Osiyemi added that “during phase two rehabilitation, motorists from Ejigbo heading toward Isolo will be diverted onto the Ejigbo-bound carriageway from Mobil Filling Station, where traffic will move in both directions, before rejoining the main carriageway to continue their journey at Pako Roundabout.

“Motorists coming from Isolo will maintain free movement and share the carriageway with Isolo-bound traffic from Pako Roundabout to Mobil Filling Station, after which they will regain full access to the road to reach their destinations,” Osiyemi stated.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, he said would be on ground to coordinate vehicular movement and minimize inconveniences.

Similarly, an emergency tow vehicle will be stationed within the axis to provide quick recovery operations for breakdowns throughout the period of the works.

Osiyemi therefore, urged motorists to be patient, “as the partial road closure forms part of the traffic management plan for the rehabilitation works on Oke-Afa Bridge, Isolo LGA, being carried out by the Federal Ministry of Works (Office of the Federal Controller, Lagos). “The political office holders are principals to the bureaucracy, and a lot of times, the bureaucracy takes directives from them.

“You need a bureaucracy that is not just professional but also has the capacity. The commitment to the system is also driven by his own or her own personal integrity,” he said.

A former Permanent Secretary of the Federation Civil Service Commission, Goke Adeboroye, has cited reasons why the commission failed to detect a fake presidential agency that allegedly penetrated government. According to him, this exposes significant weaknesses in the country’s bureaucratic system.

His statement comes as the ICPC uncovered a fake government agency, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), which allegedly operated with forged appointment letters and other official documents.

The commission said that the agency had no legal basis and its purported Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, was never appointed by the Federal Government.

Another phoney agency, known as the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, was also discovered on Friday and was said to be operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

In reaction, Adeboroye said the incident raised serious questions about how an individual could allegedly gain entry into the government system, secure an appointment, access budgetary provisions and obtain office space without the relevant authorities detecting the irregularities.

Speaking on the implications of the incident, Adeboroye identified weaknesses in the bureaucratic capacity of key offices within the Presidency and government, including the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service.

He said the bureaucracy supporting these offices must be sufficiently capable of helping the President implement his policies while also providing the necessary checks to prevent fraudulent or unlawful directives from gaining effect.

“The bureaucracy in those offices are not strong enough to be able to help the President drive the vision at the speed and with the efficiency that he wants,” Adeboroye said.

According to him, the incident also highlights the delicate relationship between political office holders and career civil servants. While political appointees serve as principals to the bureaucracy and issue directives, he said civil servants must have the professional competence and personal integrity to question instructions that do not conform with established procedures.