The Lagos State Government has announced the deployment of 500 additional personnel from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to major roads and critical corridors ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s two-day visit to the state on April 8 and April 9.
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this on Monday during a news conference on the President’s proposed visit for the inauguration of key projects executed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.
“We are working closely with federal and state agencies to ensure that all arrangements for the President’s visit are seamless, secure and befitting of the occasion,” Omotoso said.
“Security, logistics and traffic management plans are being carefully coordinated to minimise disruptions to daily activities while ensuring the safety and comfort of all participants.”
He urged residents to cooperate with authorities and comply with traffic advisories and security guidelines that would be issued ahead of the visit.
“Your understanding and support are essential to the success of this important event,” he added.
LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said the agency had concluded plans to deploy 500 additional officers to strategic routes to manage vehicular movement during the President’s stay. He said the personnel would be positioned across major roads and project corridors to ensure effective traffic control.
Bakare-Oki appealed to motorists to cooperate with traffic officers and obey temporary diversions that might be introduced during the two-day visit.
President Tinubu is expected to inaugurate several landmark projects, including the Ojota/Opebi Link Bridge, the Lagos State Geographic Information Service Building, the Alausa Multi-Agency Complex named after the President, the Tolu Schools Complex in Ajegunle, and the Mid-Level Agro-Produce Hub in Abijo, Ibeju-Lekki.
Omotoso said the projects reflected the administration’s strategic investment in transportation, infrastructure, education and public sector development.
“These projects have been carefully conceived and executed to address the growing needs of our population, ease mobility, stimulate economic activities and enhance social welfare,” he said.
The commissioner noted that the Opebi-Ojota Link Bridge project, originally conceived over 20 years ago during Tinubu’s tenure as governor of Lagos State, was revived and flagged off by Sanwo-Olu in January 2022.
