Traders, residents lament poor state of Olodi Apapa road

Traders at Auto spare parts market in Industrial road, Olodi, Apapa area of Lagos, and residents of the area have lamented the deplorable state of the road.       
   
The Guardian learnt that the potholes-ridden road, which has been in poor state for years, is the major link road to Trinity Bus Stop along Apapa- Mile 2-Oshodi expressway.
   
Chairman of the Trinity Market Association Task Force, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nnama, said people in the area have been suffering because of deep potholes that developed over the years due to government’s negligence.
   
He said the Industrial road has become a danger zone and an eyesore for their customers, while goods-laden vehicles, always, could not ply easily without breaking down while making deliveries.
    

He said: “We need government to repair the road and put an end to the traffic people face when going to work or returning because it is becoming unbearable.
 
“We are all taxpayers, let government come and address the issue, so that the road will be better again.”
   
Another resident, Mrs. Kafayat Lawal, lamented that they have been abandoned to their plights without government presence.
 
When contacted, the General Manager, Lagos State Public Works Corporation, Lateef Ayodele Somide, said the road needs massive works, which include drainage and reconstruction, which the agency cannot afford because of limited resources.
    
He said the Agency has been working on limited resources in recent times.
 
Also, spokesperson for the Agency, Mr. Samuel Adetutu, told The Guardian that the road requires total reconstruction, which is outside the corporation’s specifications.