Here’s why Motorists, passengers are stranded along Lagos-Benin Expressway

Some road users and artillery truck drivers trapped on the Lagos-Benin Expressway have called on the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to urgently fix the failed portion of a bridge along the Isoko axis of the highway to save lives and ensure smooth transportation of goods from one place to another.

A viral video trending online showed some motorists and passengers stranded on the highway as a truck fell near the failed portion of the bridge passing over a river along the route, hindering other vehicles from moving inward and outward along the axis.

One of the stranded passengers, who did not identify himself, lamented the difficulty experienced by drivers and passengers stranded on the dilapidated bridge for over two hours, calling the attention of the minister to fix the failed portion of the road daily used by truck drivers and travellers for their business operations.

He wondered why Umahi would focus on the construction of the Lagos-Calabar highway and abandon the failed portion of the Lagos-Benin Expressway, which many Nigerians use daily for economic activities due to its direct route to Lagos, the country’s economic hub.

“This is a failed portion of a bridge on the Lagos-Benin Expressway, yet our Minister is busy constructing the Lagos-Calabar Expressway, a road to nonsense.

“Do you know how many trucks pass here? If you know the number of trucks trapped here, it means the Nigerian economy is affected because of the goods o
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