The Lagos State chapter
of the Peoples Democratic Party has berated Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for the
traffic congestion that subjected motorists to several hours of anguish on
Monday.
There was traffic snarl
on the Third Mainland Bridge, Ikorodu Road, Ojuelegba, Apapa and other
connecting routes on Monday following the indiscriminate parking by articulated
truck drivers on bridges and other strategic routes.
Reacting to the
development, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Lagos State, Taofik Gani,
told Punch that the indiscriminate parking was a direct consequence
of the restriction on the movement of articulated trucks between 6am and 9pm by
the Ambode-led government.
Gani said Ambode was
fond of taking decisions without anticipating the consequences. He, therefore,
urged the governor to learn more about the peculiarities of Lagos State.
He said, “What we are
saying now is that all the problems in the state such as the worsening traffic
situation in the state is a reflection of Governor Ambode’s inability to manage
the state. It is a reflection of his unpreparedness to lead.
“Without trying to
sound disrespectful, Lagos is crumbling under Governor Ambode. There is serious
traffic congestion, Lagos State University is in its worst crisis ever and yet
he says the state is moving forward. Lagos has been stagnant since he took
over. He needs to apologise to the people of Lagos.”
Gani said Ambode should
have declared a state of emergency on the traffic situation in Nigeria’s
commercial nerve centre within his first 100 days in office.
He, however, said
Ambode was unable to do this having failed to appoint a special adviser or
commissioner after over 110 days in office.
The PDP spokesperson
wondered why the traffic situation continued to worsen under the All
Progressives Congress-led government despite claims by the immediate past
administration of Babatunde Fashola that hundreds of ferry operators had been
licensed by the government as well as the billions spent on the light rail
project.
He said the state
government should embark on a realistic overhaul of the Lagos State Traffic
Management Authority rather than issue directives that would be of no effect to
the agency.
-Punch
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