City Traffic News

So far, the record has been impressive. Give or take a few shortcomings, the successes have far outweighed the omissions. Emmanuel Chigozirim Orie, honourable member representing Ohaji/Egbema at the Imo State House of Assembly, has pushed through a popular raft of reforms in double-quick time. He has masterminded a sweeping positive change in the infrastructural, socio-political, and economic life of the Ohaji-Egbema polity. And he has done all this while looking cool and stylish. He began his new career on a difficult terrain, with his party losing both at the state and federal levels. His party’s internal democracy too was in turmoil. To crown it all, Emma’s hard-earned victory at the polls was vigorously challenged in court. But in the face of all these, he providentially made it home and dry. Today he appears to be operating a poll-tested and crowd-pleasing agenda. New roads, Women and Youth empowerment, sports development, scholarships, community health care, and other

The Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), since inception, has continued to enjoy city-wide patronage as the scheme expands in infrastructure, passenger volume, and area network coverage. Like the teeming mainland populace, the islanders are not left out in the scramble for this innovative mass transit option. It is however disappointing to know that, aside from the aging red buses with few new additions and stressed out passengers queuing under sun and rain, the BRT leaves no trail of operational presence in Ajah metropolis. In all fairness, what serves as a BRT terminal in Ajah is a filthy sidewalk on a stretch of muddy pools and decomposing roadside refuse. The buses themselves are parked on top of moist garbage and smelly stagnant pools and therefore exposed to messy splashes and sprays from other vehicles cruising by. Incidentally, the air around this makeshift terminal is not only fouled by the stench of compost and pungent exhaust fumes, but also made smoky and much more un