Buhari visits Lagos to commission Dangote fertilizer plant, others as Lagos lists alternative routes
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Lagos on a working visit to commission and inspect some projects in the state.
His aircraft touched down at about 10 am on Tuesday at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
The President was welcomed to the state by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and some members of the Lagos State Executive Council.
He later boarded a chopper to Lekki, where he is expected to commission the multi-billion dollars Dangote Fertiliser Plant.
President Buhari is also expected to inspect the ongoing construction at the Dangote Refinery, as well as the Lekki Deep Sea Port.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has listed alternatives routes ahead of the commissioning of the International Terminal of the Muritala Mohammed International Airport by President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said that the move became important so as to properly manage traffic.
“Advising motorists that ply the corridor on the alternative routes, the Transport Commissioner stated that motorists from Apapa/Oshodi will be able to use Agege Motor Road to link PWD to connect Works Road or General Adeyinka Adebayo Road to access Oba Akinjobi inward Ikeja General Hospital and connect Local Airport through the Underpass,” a statement he released on Monday read.
“In the same vein, motorists on Agege Motor Road are advised to link Charity by the Armed Resettlement Centre on the service lanes and make a U-turn at Cappa/Bolade axis inwards Shogunle to access PWD to continue their journey.
“Oladeinde further stated that Maryland/Mobolaji Bank Anthony is also open to motorists to link the local airport and access Muritala Muhammed Airport, adding that alternately, motorists can go through the Third Mainland Bridge inwards Gbagada to connect Ikorodu/Maryland to reach the Airports.”
He thanked Lagosians for their expected cooperation, assuring that officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) will be on the ground along the alternative routes to help motorists navigate their movement.
