, as well as residents of Odo-Ado, staged a peaceful protest to call the attention of the Federal Government to the poor state of the road.
The protesters barricaded the road as early as 8.00 a.m., thus causing heavy traffic congestion, which held activities to a stand still for hours. Meanwhile, some of the motorists and commuters, who spoke with The Guardian in the traffic, commended the polytechnic workers and other protesters for having the courage to protest against the bad road.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the new design of the Ontisha axis of the second Niger bridge has saved the nation up to N300 billion. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned two men, Akeem Adekunle and Kayode Olusola-Ayodeji, in an Ikeja Special Offences Court over alleged N2.8 billion money laundering.
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