Ambode Shuts 18 Lagos Roads Over Buhari’s Visit

On Saturday, February 9, President Muhammadu Buhari is set to visit Lagos State, as part of his campaign for reelection in 2019.

The president will visit the Oba of Lagos palace, and the campaign rally will hold at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, TOPNAIJA.NG can confirm.

Demola Seriki, the chairman of the transport committee on Buhari’s campaign visit to the state, said over 100,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are expected to attend the rally. He said:

Movement would be diverted on major roads, he said.

For instance, Alaka (by Lanre Shittu Motors) on the service lane, inwards stadium will be closed to traffic, while vehicles will be diverted to the stadium bridge on the main carriage way.

Shitta, inwards stadium, will be closed to traffic and vehicles diverted to Adeniran Ogunsanya street or Akerele extension. Traffic from barracks to stadium on Funsho Williams avenue will be diverted to stadium bridge on the main carriage way to Alaka.

The major roads where traffic will be diverted away from were given as:

Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere
Lawanson/Itire /Tejuosho Road
Apapa/Costain Road
Abebe Village
Eric Moore Road
Eko Bridge/Apongbon
Marina Road
Ikorodu Road
Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way
Old Toll Gate/Third Mainland Bridge/Obalende
Airport Road
Oshodi-Oworonshoki Expressway
Agege Motor Road
Jibowu
Yaba/Muritala Mohammed Way Iddo/Otto
Herbert Macaulay Way
Adekunle
Ijora Olopa