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Commuters on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday were stranded as livestock traders caused gridlock on the road.gathered that in anticipation of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the traders around the Kara Market, Ogun State, displayed their animals on the road, thereby restricting motorists to a little portion of the road.
Our correspondents observed that the backlog of traffic outward Lagos reached the Ikeja, Alausa Secretariat end of the expressway, while the backlog of traffic inward Lagos got to the Olowotedo end of the expressway around 5pm. One of our correspondents observed that due to the traders’ display of rams on the road, would-be buyers parked on both sides of the expressway.
A commercial driver heading towards Ibadan, Oyo State, who identified himself simply as Ramon, said his experience on the road had been unpleasant. He said, “It’s been crazy these past weeks, but we are coping. There is no other motivation I have other than the hike in transport fare. I hope the government can help put things back to normal because it’s taking a toll on people’s health.”confirmed the hike in transport fares as Lagos to Ibadan was boarded between N3,000 and N5,000, as against the former N1,500 to N2,000, while Lagos to Warri was boarded for N8,000, as against the initial rate of N5,500.
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