The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has been a no-go area for some motorists due to the heavy traffic daily, on the bad road. However, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) rose to the rescue of road users, as it started repairs on the Arepo and Warewa ends of the road yesterday.
Some trucks belonging to the church were seen filling up bad portions of the road.
This has greatly eased traffic on the expressway leading to Ogun State but the situation remains unchanged on the other side of the road leading to Lagos State.
Confirming the development, an official in the media department of the RCCG said the church had plans for more palliatives, adding that the church was moved by the cries of users of the road and deployed a team to assess the situation on Tuesday.
“We sent some of our men to go and see what was going on and assess the situation. They returned and gave a report so we deployed some trucks of granite to the place and they used them to fill up the potholes.
“We are not going to stop at that. We also plan to fill up the Lotto area of Mowe, because traffic usually builds up there as well. We will do this before our next congress,” she told a correspondent by phone.
Some trucks and caterpillars belonging to the Ogun State Ministry of Works clearing the drainage, were also noticed.
An official said the clearing was to allow for a smooth passage of water, adding that it had nothing to do with road construction.
He said: “We are not in charge of road construction and it is not our duty to do it. You should go and ask Julius Berger Construction Company what they are doing about the road.
“We have been working since yesterday (Tuesday) and we are just trying to clear the drainage which we believe has been responsible for the flooding on the road. We are doing this to ease the traffic, especially for residents of Ogun State who are always faced with traffic congestion.”
Meanwhile, the Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, inspected the palliative work on the expressway in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Amosun said that the development became imperative in view of the importance of the road to socio-economic development of the country.
The governor said the palliative measure, being put in place is expected to last for about a month and repair works would be done mainly at night.
He, however, appealed to road users to show understanding and bear with the government, pending the time the palliative measure would be carried out.