Lagos allegedly bans Okada, Keke from major roads, highways, bridges
- A purported list of roads where Okada and Keke riders are not allowed to operate was released on Tuesday, January 21
- The list includes major roads, highways, and bridges cutting across different parts of the state
- The Lagos state government has, however, dismissed the alleged ban, saying it was yet to decide on the operations of Okada and Keke riders in the state
Channels TV reports that the Lagos state government has banned commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators from operating in some major roads and highways in the state.
The newspaper reports that the state government announced the new directive on Tuesday, January 21, with the alleged full list of the affected roads.
Legit.ng, however, notes that the Lagos state government has dismissed the alleged ban, saying it was yet to decide on the operations of Okada and Keke riders in the state.
Below is the purported full list of the major roads affected by the new directive below:
MAJOR HIGHWAYS
- Lagos Ibadan Expressway
- Apapa Oshodi Expressway
- Oworoshoki Oshodi Expressway
- Lagos Ikorodu Expressway
- Lagos Abeokuta Expressway
- Babangida Bouleverde
- Eti-Osa Lekki Epe Expressway
- Lagos Badagry Express
- Funsho Williams Avenue
- Agege motor Road
- Eti-Osa Lekki Coastal Road
Source: UGC
BRIDGES
- Iyana-Ipaja Bridge, Agege/Alimosho LGA
- Dopemu Bridge, Agege/Alimosho LGA
- Airport/Ikeja Bridge, Ikeja LGA
- Agege Motor Road/Oshodi Loop, Oshodi, Ikeja/Mushin LGA
- Mushin/Isolo Link Bridge, Mushin Oshodi LGA
- Dorman Long Bridge Surulere/Lagos Mainland LGA
- Ojuelegba Bridge, Surulere/Lagos Mainland LGA
- National Stadium Flyover, Surulere LGA
- Iganmu/Funsho Williams Bridge Surulere LGA
- Apapa – Iganmu Bridge Surulere LGA
- Apapa – Ijora Link Bridge, Apapa/Lagos Mainland LGA
- Liverpool Bridge, Apapa, Apapa LGA
- Mile 2 Bridge Loop, Amuwo-Odofin, Amuwo-Odofin LGA
- Okota (Cele)/Ijesha Link Bridge Mushin/Oshodi-Isolo LGA
- Apakun/Apapa-Oshodi Bridge Network, Mushin/Oshodi/Isolo LGA
- Ikorodu Road/Anthony Cloverleaf Bridge Somolu/Ikeja LGA
- Trade Fair Flyover Bridge, Ojo Local Government
- Festac/Amuwo-Odofin Link Bridge Amuwo Odofin LGA
- 2 Flyover bridges along Alhaji Masha Rd, Surulere LGA
- Ojota Clover Leaf Bridge, Kosofe/Ikeja LGA
- Ogudu Bridge Kosofe LGA
- 3rd Mainland Bridge Lagos Island/Mainland/Somolu LGA
- Maryland flyover Ikeja/Somolu LGA
- Ikeja/General Hospital flyover Bridge Ikeja LGA
- Kodesho Bridge, Oba Akran, Ikeja, Ikeja LGA
- Opebi Link Bridge, Ikeja LGA
- Sheraton-Opebi Bridge, Ikeja LGA
- Jibowu/Yaba flyover Bridge, Lagos Mainland LGA
- Carter Bridge Lagos, Lagos Mainland LGA
- Bariga-Ifako Bridge Somolu/Kosofe LGA
- Apapa – OShodi Expressway/Alapere Bridge Somolu/Kosofe LGA
- Bariga/Oworonshoki Bridge Somolu/Kosofe LGA
- Apapa – Oshodi Expressway/3rd Mainland Bridge Somolu/Kosofe LGA
- Apapa – Oshodi Expressway/3rd mainland Bridge Somolu/Kosofe LGA
- 3rd mainland/Oworonshoki Bridge Kosofe LGA
- Eko Bridge Lagos Island/Lagos Mainland LGA
- Apongbon flyover, Bridge Lagos Island LGA
- Cowry Bridge (Officers Mess) Lagos Island/Eti-Osa LGA
- McWen Bridge (Bonny camp) Eti-Osa LGA
- Marina/Ikoyi Bridge Lagos Island/Eti-Osa LGA
- Ikoyi/Obalende Bridge Eti-Osa LGA
OTHER ROADS
AGEGE LGA
- Oba Ogunji Road
- Old Abeokuta Road
- Capital Road
- Alfa Nla Road
- Oko-Oba Road
- Akilo Street
- Agunbiade Road
- Ogba Road
- Ipaja Road
- Maricas Road
- Oyewole Road
- Arigbanla Street
- Dopemu Road
- Oke-koto Road
- Oniwaya Road
- Adebisi Awosoga Street
- Old Ota Road
- Ijaiye Road
- Akin Doherty Road
- Amoo Street
- Pen Cinema Round About
- Surulere Street
- Agbedeji Street
- Ayige Street
- Sule Street
- Ashipa Street
- Salawu Street
Source: UGC
AJEROMI-IFELODUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
- Baale Adeyemo Street
- Mba/Cardoso Street up to Ota Wharf
- Mobile Road Up To Boundary Road
- Boundary Road – Aiyeke Bridge – Tolu Bus/Stop
- Wilmer Crescent
- Industry Road
- Achapo Road/New Road
- Idewu Street
- Baale Adeyemo Road
- Malu/Mobile Road
- Ojo Road
- Cemetery/Mosafejo/Alaba Road
- Bakare/faro road
APAPA LGA
- Creek Road
- Wharf Road
- Burma Road
- Randle Road
- Marine Road
- Kofo Abayomi Road
- Liverpool Road
- Point Road
- Park lane
- Itapeju Avenue
- Entire Network of Road in Apapa GRA
- Dock Yard Road
- Oduduwa Road
- Ladipo Oluwole Road
- Bonny Road
- Commercial Road
- Malu/Mobile Road
- Warehouse Road
- Orile – Igamu Road
Source: UGC
ALIMOSHO LGA
- Ipaja – Ayobo Road
- Okoro Road
- Egbeda – Idimu Road
- Egbeda – Akowonjo Road
- Iyana – Ipaja – Idimu Road
- Idimu – Ipaja – Idimu Road
- LASU – Iba Road
- Ikotun – Egbe Road
- Ipaja Road
- Igando Road
- Egbe – Idimu Road
- Old Ota Road
- Meiran Road
- Ayobo Road
- Ajasa/command Road
- Baruwa Road
- Liasu Road
- Governor’s Road
- Abaranje Road
- Ijegun Road
- Shasha Road
- Baruwa/Aina Obembe Road
- Adefemi Road, Ipaja
- Go ye Road
AMUWO-ODOFIN LGA
- Oshodi – Apapa Expressway
- Durbar Road/Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Road
- The Entire Network of Roads in Festac Town
- Circular Road
- The entire Network of Road in Zones A, B, C & D of Amuwo Odofin Low Cost Housing Estate
- Old Ojo Road
- Mumuni Adio Bodmus way
- Lagos Badagry Expressway
BADAGRY LGA
- Lagos Badagry Expressway from Eric Moore to Seme Road
- Badagry Roundabout to Top Road
- Joseph Dosu Road
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) ROADS
- Inner Marina
- Broad Street
- Nnamdi Azikwe Street
- King George V Road
- Idumagbo Avenue
- Outer Marina
- Adeniji Adele Street
- Martins Street
- Balogun Street
- Odunlami Street
- Ereko Road
- New Balogun Street
- Campbell Street
- Breadfruit Street
- Abibu Oki Street
- Davies Street
- Kakawa Street
- Force Road
- Oloto/Fasbery Road
EPE LGA
- Femi Agbalajobi
- Ayetoro Road
- Hospital Road
- Marina Road
- Central Mosque Road
- Kasali Oluwa Street
- Ekundayo Street
- Lagos Road
- Ijebu to Itoikin Road from Agbowa to Itoikin
- Omu-Ijebu to Ketu Roundabout
- Ketu Roundabout to Ejinrin Town
- Ota Road
- Olofin Road
- Orungbo – Ido Road
- Agbowa – Ikosi Road
- Ketu Roundabout to Epe
- Ketu Roundabout Itoikin
ETI-OSA LGA
- The entire Network of Roads and bridges in Ikoyi Obalende and Victoria Island Local Council Development Areas
- Eti-Osa – Lekki – Epe Expressway
IFAKO-IJAYE LGA/OJODU/OJOKORO LCDA
- Ogunnusi Road
- Lateef Jakande Road
- College Road
- Jonathan Coker Street
- Iju Road
- WEMPCO Road
- ACME Road
- New Oko-Oba Road
- Lagos Abeokuta Expressway
- Agbado Road
- Baale Animashaun Road
- Yaya Abatan Road
IKEJA LGA
- Lagos Ibadan Expressway (from Lagos Boundary to Lagos and Toll Gate)
- Sheraton Link Bridge
- Oba Akran Avenue
- Obafemi Awolowo Way
- Kudirat Abiola Road
- Moboloaji Bank-Anthony Road
- Lateef Jakande Road
- Nurudeen Olowopopo Drive
- Otunba Jobi Fele Way
- Allen Avenue
- Opebi Road
- Secretariat Road
- Mobolaji Johnson Road
- Osho Street
- Hakeem Balogun Road
- IPM Way
- Ashabi Cole Street
- Toyin Street
- Entire Ikeja GRA Road Network
- ACME Road
- WEMPCO Road
- Oduduwa Road
- Isaac John Street
- Alausa Secretariat Perimeter Road Network
- Simbiat Abiola Road
- Kaffi Street
- Opebi Link Bridge
- Ikosi Road
- Adeniyi Jones Avenue
- Entire Alausa CBO
- Ladipo Oluwole Avenue
- ASBFI Road
- Olowu Street
- Ola Ayindan Street
- Unity Road
- Armoire Avenue
- Ijaola Street
- Iyaoloye Crescent
- Olu Akerele Street
- Emmanuel Street
- Odo-Iyalaro Underbridge
- Olotunbosun Street
IKORODU LGA
- Ikorodu Road (from Mile12 to Ikorodu Benson Roundabout)
- Ipakodo – Ibesha Road
- Lagos – Ikorodu Express Road
- T.O.S Benson Road
- Oba Sekumade Road
- Lagos – Shagamu Road
- Obafemi Awolowo Road
- Ikorodu – Itoikin Road
- Igbogbo Road
- Ayangburen Road
- Alhaji Street
IKOYI/OBALENDE LGA
- Alfred Rewane Road
- Glover Road
- Alexander Road
- Awolowo Road
- Bourdillon Road
- Gerald Road
- Osborne Road Estate 1 & 2
- Lugard Avenue
- Olu Holloway Road
- Bayo Kuku Street
- Oba Adeyinka Oyekan Avenue
- Mobolaji Johnson Road
- Club Road
- Federal Secretariat Road
- Thomson Avenue
- Lateef Jakande Avenue
- Moore Road
- Oyinkan Abayomi Road
- Maroko Close
- Adeyemi Lawson Street
- Femi Okunnu Road
- Jabita Close
- Onikoyi/Turnbull Road
- Iru Close
- Ajayi Bembe Street
- Entire Park view Estate Road
- Awori Road
- HFP Way
- HEP Road
- Lawrence Road
- Reeve Road
- St. Gregory Street
- Ribadu Road
- Raymond Njoku Street
- Okotie Eboh Street
- Keffi Street
- Norman Williams Street
- Ilabere Avenue
- Oloto Road
- Ojora Road
- McPherson Avenue
- Olanijonyin Avenue
- Owena Street
- Agodogba Road
- Moboloaji Johnson Road
- Bedwell Road
- Murtala Muhammed Roa
- Obalende Road
- Toyan Street
- Odo Street
- Awolowo Road
- Bankole Oki Road
- Ademola Street
- Turnbull Road
- Cameroon Road
- Yemi Cardoso
- Banana Estate
- Dolphin Duplex
- Dolphin High Rise
- Alhaji Kannike Street
- Igbo Street
- Moshalashi Street
- Eleshin Road
- Ajeniya Street
- Dr Bode Olajumoke Street
- Alhaji Bashorun Close
- Alhaji Alade Odenewu Street
- Aromire Close
- Barrow Avenue
- Olofin Street
- Lalupon Street
KOSOFE LGA
- Ogudu Alapere Expressway (from Toll Gate to 3rd Mainland Bridge)
- Ogudu Road
- Demurin Street
- Alapere Road
- CMD Road
- Doyin Omololu Street
- Davies Street
- 50 Metres from Ikorodu Road on Ikosi Road
- Omololu Street
- Diya Street
- Williams Street
LAGOS ISLAND AREA
- The entire network of roads and bridges in Lagos Island East and Lagos Island West Local Government
LAGOS MAINLAND LGA
- Herbert Macaulay Way
- Barikisu Iyede Street
- Murtala Muhammed way
- Third Mainland Bridge
- Ijora Causeway
- Commercial Avenue
- Old Yaba Road
- Sabo Round About
- University Road
- Abule – Ijesha Road
- Harvey Road
- Montgomery Road
- Onike Iwaya Road
- Morocco Road
- Aje Street
- Musiliu Smith Road
- Hughes Avenue
- Birrel Avenue
- Hussey Road
- Oweh Street
- Aggrey Road
- Borno Way
- Apapa Road
- Jibowu Street
- Iwaya Road
- Okobaba Street
- Cemetery Street
- Freeman Street
MUSHIN /ODI-OLOWO AREA
- Agege Motor Road (From Mangoro to Moshalasi Junction) Both
- Fatai Atere Way(Okada Only)
- Idi-Araba Street
- Ilupeju Bypass(Both)
- Itire Road(Okada Only)
- Palm Avenue(Okada)
- Ladipo Street(Okada Only)
- Layi Oyekanmi Street(Okada Only)
- Olateju Street(Okada Only)
- Isolo Road
- Ojekunle Road
- Ilasamanja Road(Okada Only)
- Ogunmokun Street(Okada Only)
- Association Avenue(Both)
- Kayode Street(Okada Only)
- Town Planning Way(Both)
- Coker Road(Both)
- Post Office Road(Okada Only)
- Mushin Road
OJO LGA
- Igbo Elerin Road
- Lagos – Badagry Expressway
- Iyana School Bus Stop at Ishasi Road
- Oba Ayoka to Iba New Site
- Alaba Int’l Market Raod
- Olojo Drive
- Ojo Igbede Road
- Nepa Road
- Ishasi Road
- Abule Aka Road to Ajangbadi Road
- Akoberu/Sabo Road
- Itire – Ilogbo Road
- Iyana Era – Ilogbo Road
- Ajangbadi – Shibiri Road
- Kemberi/Aka Road
OSHODI/ISOLO LGA
- Okota Road
- NNPC Road
- Oshodi – Apapa expressway
- Airport Road
- Egbe Road
- Ago-Palace Way
- Isolo Road
- Osolo Way
- Abimbola Street
- Ejigbo – Ajao Estate Link Road
- Estate – Isheri-Oshun Road
- Post Office Road
- Oyetayo Street
- Oshodi Road
- Church Street
- Afariogun Street
- Sehinde Callisto Street
- Mafoluku Road
- Adeyemi Street
- Ajibulu Street
- New Airport Road
SOMOLU LGA
- IKORODU EXPRESSWAY (From Mile 12 to Yaba Terminus)
- George Street
- Morocco Road
- Market Street
- Bajulaiye Road
- Fola Agoro Street
- Apata Street
- Oguntolu Street
- Pedro Road
- Igi Olugbin Street
- Ashagbon Street
- Gbagada Road
- St. Finbarr’s Road
- Jibowu Street
- Oweh Street
- Issac John Street
- Watchtower Avenue
- Shylon Street
- Shipeolu Street
SURULERE LGA
- Funsho Williams Ave
- Adeniran Ogunsanya Street
- Ogunlana Drive
- Bode Thomas Street
- Akerele Road
- Itire – Ojuelegba Road
- Tejuosho Street
- Alhaji Masha Road
- Itire – Ijesha Road
- Ishaga Road
- Eric Moore Road
- Randle Avenue
- Agbebi Street
- Babs Animashaun Road
- Ijesha Road
- Enitan Street
- Adeshina Street
- Adelabu Steet
- Adetola Street
- Nuru Oniwo Street
- Adekunle Kuye Street
- Shaki Crescent
- Oshogbo Street
- Tokoso Street
- Okotoa Link Bridge
- Opere Street
- Odichie Street
- Olatunde Onimole Street
- Brown Street
- Agboyin Street
- Agboyin Avenuew
- Nnobi Street
- Sanya Street
- Opeloyeru Street
- Kilo Street
- Adetioye Street
- Fasoro Street
- Oladimeji Street
- Ojuolape Street
- Solabomi Street
- Ogungbesan Street
IRU /VICTORIA ISLAND LGA
- Ahmadu Bello Way
- Adeola Odeku Street
- Kofo Abayomi Street
- Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue
- Ajose Adeogun Road
- Idowu Taylor Street
- Idowu Martins Street
- Adeleke Adedoyin Street
- Elsie Femi Pearse Street
- Musa Yar’Adua Street
- Walter Carrington Crescent
- Bishop Oluwole Street
- Samuel Manuwa Street
- Akin Olugbade Street
- Molade Okoya Thomas Street
- Sinari Daranijo Street
- Bishop Aboyade Cole Street
- Ligali Ayorinde Avenue
- Saka Tinubu Street
- Karimu Kotun Street
- Muri Okunola Street
- Etim Inyang Crescent
- Adetokunbo Ademola Street
- Adeola Hopewell Street
- Ahmed Onibudo Road
- Engineering Close
- Sanusi Fafunwa Street
- Tiamiyu Savage Street
- Olosa Street
- Oyin Jolayemi Street
- Marinho Drive
- Moshood Olugbani
- Fatai Durosinmi Street
- Adeyemo Alakija Street
- Oko Agwo Close
- Afribank Street.
Traffic congestions in Lagos have in over the years made many residents of the city prefer motorcycles and tricycles as a means of transportation. Some new technology start-ups have also taken advantage of the situation to come up with numerous bike-hailing apps that allow users to order rides on smartphones.
Lagos, unofficially regarded as the commercial capital of Nigeria has been grappling with myriads of challenges ranging from security, traffic congestion, poor roads, etc. as the state's population continues to swell.
In 2019, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked Lagos as the world’s most dangerous city to live in.
Health, digital security, infrastructure and personal security are some of the parameters the organisation used to rank the cities under the study.
The Lagos state government, however, rejected that ranking saying some of its initiatives on security have started yielding results and adding that the city is now one of the safest in Africa.
Reactions to the alleged directive have been varied as some applauded the Lagos state government for the move while others share contrary views.
Some said the move would give the police and other law enforcement agents to take the law into their hands, adding that the directive will cause more suffering for the masses.
Meanwhile, the state government has also released other traffic rules bordering on ensuring the safety of lives on the roads.
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that in a bid to end the usual gridlock on major Lagos roads, the state government had begun improvements of some junctions.
This was confirmed by the commissioner for transportation in the state, Frederic Oladeinde, on Friday, December 27.
Oladeinde said that the move was one of Governor Sanwo-Olu's ways of fulfilling his promises at the beginning of his administration.
The commissioner said that the improvement of junctions will be done in areas like 2nd Roundabout Lekki/Epe Expressway, Ikotun, Allen Avenue and Maryland.
He further explained that the junctions need expansion as they can no longer meet the needs of the growing population of the state.
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