Opinion: Recalling Ambode’s Legacies In Lagos, By Odion Omonfoman
On May 29, 2015, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode was sworn in as the executive governor of Lagos State. During his tenure as the 5th democratically elected governor of Lagos State, which ended on May 28th, 2019, the Akinwunmi Ambode administration left many legacies of its own and also continued with the legacies of his immediate predecessors, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola.
The Oshodi Bus Terminus, another legacy of the Ambode administration, is a world-class bus terminus by any standard. As a resident of Lagos, it elicits a sense of pride to see the three terminal buildings and the overhead foot bridges that straddle the terminals. Even though commissioned by Mr.
One area the Ambode administration made its mark is the construction of modern jetties and provision of modern motor-boats to take advantage of the Lagos lagoon in transporting Lagosians. The Five Cowrie Jetty in Ikoyi, the Bariga jetty, and many other jetties constructed in strategic areas in Lagos are helping to ease the traffic congestion on Lagos road.
The BRT initiative, one of the legacies of the Tinubu and Fashola administrations, has been a huge success, transporting thousands of Lagosians to and fro their commute daily since its inception. Under Ambode, the blue coloured, air-conditioned Marcopolo buses introduced by Ambode, are much more befitting and dignifying for Lagosians who work very hard to power the Nigerian economy.
Residents of Lagos living along the the Lekki – Epe Road would also remember Ambode’s legacy. The Lekki-Epe Expressway was re-designed by removing the famous roundabouts to allow for more free flow of traffic. Commute time is now much shorter, with the removal of the roundabouts that constituted a huge impediment to traffic flow.Under Ambode, Lagos welcomed significant investments into its economy. The Alara City, a new modern city within the Lekki Free Trade Zone is a good example.
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