Lagos Roads Wahala: Residents, Drivers Beg for Urgent Fixes

🇳🇬 Pidgin Version

<p class="my-6 leading-relaxed text-foreground">How you dey, Lagos people? E no easy o! The roads for this our mega city don turn proper wahala, and residents plus motorists no dey happy at all. From Ajah to Ikorodu, Egbeda to Oshodi, the gist be say our roads dey crumble, and everybody dey shout for government to do something sharp-sharp. Na potholes, bad drainage, and flooding dey cause serious kasala, and the amebo no dey sweet.</p><p class="my-6 leading-relaxed text-foreground">Take Segun Lawal, a driver wey dey ply CMS to Ajah. Him talk say the roads don spoil so tey, him vehicle dey break down steady. Potholes wey big like small swimming pools dey everywhere, and to make matters worse, NURTW still dey collect fees from drivers without any visible improvement. “Wetin we dey pay for?” Segun ask, and na valid question o.</p><p class="my-6 leading-relaxed text-foreground">Another driver, George Obande, wey be commercial bus driver, vex say road repairs only dey happen when election dey near. Him list Egbeda roundabout, Araromi bus stop, and Guinness Road as places wey need urgent government love.Jude Alekwu, a commuter for Cele-Ikotun and Abaranje routes, no dey smile at all. Him talk say government dey too slow to fix roads, and NURTW no dey help matters despite their daily levies. For Ikeja, Emmanuel Ogungboola point finger at poor drainage and rubbish wey dey block water, causing floods wey spoil roads further. </p><p class="my-6 leading-relaxed text-foreground">Anjola Ibukun from Igbogbo, Ikorodu, wey dey commute go Island, talk say both government and citizens gats work together to solve this wahala. She no lie—cleaning our gutters and stopping rubbish dumping na our own part too.One road user even lament say transport fare don climb because of bad roads, and the discomfort no be small thing. Imagine dodging potholes like you dey play Super Mario! But hope dey o—Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC), through their oga, Dr Samuel Ayetutu, talk say dem dey work on roads like Egbeda and Guinness Road. Dem promise say maintenance dey go on to fix the bad spots.</p><p class="my-6 leading-relaxed text-foreground">Lagosians, make we no lose hope. This na our city, and with loud noise and proper action, we fit push government to give us the smooth roads we deserve. Abeg, make dem do fast before our cars turn to scrap!</p>