Officers from the Lagos Visitors Control Authority and army team of workers have clashed over the army’s try to akin the busy Adeniji to Falomo Highway.
The standoff between the 2 events is ongoing on the occasion of submitting this record.
PUNCH On-line has realized that the Federal Controller of Works for Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, had enlisted the army’s aid to put into effect the street closure to effect rehabilitating sure divisions of the street.
A LASTMA legitimate said that it’s standard for his or her superiors to be told in travel in order that the Lagos Ministry of Transportation can be in contact the improvement to the folk and manufacture a proper announcement.
A LASTMA legitimate, Omoyeni Oladele, advised our correspondent that, “If the road is closed without prior announcement by the state to residents, motorists will endure severe hardship.”
A senior officer on the Lagos Ministry of Works, who asked anonymity to keep away from being perceived as anti-Federal Govt, knowledgeable our correspondent that this isn’t the primary occasion the Federal Controller of Works has “employed the military in carrying out her duties.”
He additional said, “We’re acutely aware of the wave standoff between LASTMA officers and the Federal Ministry of Works in regards to the rehabilitation of the Adeniji to Falomo Highway. The battle arose from the try to akin a category of the street with out right kind notification to the folk.
“LASTMA officials insist that the road cannot be closed without sufficient notice to the public, while the FMOW, led by the controller, remains adamant about the closure and has engaged military personnel to enforce it.”
The legitimate added that the standoff started at the hours of darkness, with LASTMA team of workers calling for additional from the duty drive.
He famous, “The situation could have escalated into a physical confrontation if the military personnel had not exercised restraint.”
Efforts to touch the Federal Controller of Works, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, have been unsuccessful as she didn’t resolution repeated screams or reply to textual content messages.
When reached, the Everlasting Secretary of the Lagos Atmosphere Ministry of Delivery, Wale Musa, showed the incident and confident that the ministry was once operating to unravel the problem.
“The General Manager of LASTMA has informed me of the situation. The Honourable Commissioner, the Special Adviser, and I are working to resolve the matter amicably,” Musa mentioned.