{"id":51319,"date":"2021-10-06T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/commuters-stranded-as-nlc-residents-protest-state-of-lagos-abeokuta-highway"},"modified":"2021-10-06T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:59:31","slug":"commuters-stranded-as-nlc-residents-protest-state-of-lagos-abeokuta-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/commuters-stranded-as-nlc-residents-protest-state-of-lagos-abeokuta-highway","title":{"rendered":"Commuters stranded as NLC, residents protest state of Lagos-Abeokuta highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Commuters were on Wednesday stranded as the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as well as residents of Sango Ota took to the street to protest the poor condition of roads in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters gave the Federal and Ogun State governments a 21-day ultimatum to fix the Lagos-Abeokuta highway.<\/p>\n<p>They also threatened to shut down the entire State by leading a mass protest, should the governments fail to fix the road at the expiration of the 21 days ultimatum.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the NLC and those of Ota Progressive Youth Initiative thronged the highway, expressing their grievances over the poor condition of the road.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with placards bearing inscriptions like: \u201cRepair our road with immediate effect or face the wrath of the masses\u201d, \u201cOur roads are death traps,\u201d \u201cFix our roads, No good roads, No payment of tax\u201d, \u201cIndustries in Ota are relocating and closing down due to bad roads\u201d among others, they shutdown highway from Joju bus stop, leaving dozens of road users stranded.<\/p>\n<p>The protest, the second in recent times, is coming in spite of assurances from the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and Governor Dapo Abiodun that construction works would soon commence on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking, the Chairman of Ogun NLC, Bankole Emmanuel, lamented that in spite of Gov Abiodun and Fashola\u2019s on-the-spot assessment visits to the road, nothing had been done.<\/p>\n<p>Bankole said, \u201cA few weeks back, the Governor and the Minister were here, telling us that they will commence the reconstruction of the road. We are surprised that since when they came, not even a single tipper of gravel has been put on the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis implies that they can\u2019t do anything, they are just fooling us, they don\u2019t have any plan for us. At this juncture, we need to need to withdraw our destiny from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bankole lambasted politicians, saying \u201cthey don\u2019t have any good plan for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NLC boss recalled that Ogun people voted for the All Progressives Congress, both at national and state levels for peace to reign in the nation, regretting that \u201cunfortunately it continues getting worst day by day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they want to defend themselves, they will start saying one is Federal Government road, the other is State Government road. Did they tell us this before the election?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe give them 21 days ultimatum to start working on it or else, we will shut down the whole of Ogun State while everyone seat at home since they are not ready for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnough of this system of fooling, they know how to go to nooks and crannies during campaigns but, when roads are bad, they wouldn\u2019t go there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast time, they were saying they were not aware that the roads are bad as this. Since when they were aware, what have they done positively?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need them to know our minds. If we keep quiet, they wouldn\u2019t do anything and that is why I\u2019m calling on all citizens to let\u2019s arise and face this struggle,\u201d Bankole submitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Commuters were on Wednesday stranded as the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as well as residents of Sango Ota took to the street to protest the poor condition of roads in the area. 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