*As stakeholders laud Governor Sanwo-Olu’s responsiveness
Lagos State Government has commenced rehabilitation works on the final stretch of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway spanning Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge section (Ajah) in Eti-Osa Local Government Area.
Speaking during a Stakeholders meeting that heralded the commencement of the rehabilitation works, the Permanent Secretary, Office of Infrastructure, Engr. Tokunbo Oyenuga, said that Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu has graciously approved the immediate commencement of the rehabilitation of the Admiralty Way junction and Jubilee Bridge, Ajah.
The Permanent Secretary said the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway is a critical infrastructure corridor providing access to residential, commercial and industrial hubs within the eastern flank of the State, and its rehabilitation is in line with the administration’s commitment to providing durable road networks and improving the overall quality of life of Lagosians.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola, while reacting to questions from a resident said the Government has prioritized the rehabilitation of the remaining section of Eti-Osa-Lekki- Epe Expressway from Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge, Ajah, to reduce travel time – saving important man-hours that would have been otherwise lost to traffic; boost interconnectivity and generally make life more meaningful to commuters.
According to the Special Adviser, the rehabilitation works of the final section would achieve the administration’s objective of complementing the completed sections of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway (Epe to Abraham Adesanya) and the ongoing early Infrastructure for Green Line Project.
Daramola said, during the stakeholders meeting held on Wednesday 5th, November 2025, that: “the reconstruction works further attests to Governor Sanwo-Olu’s resolve to mitigate the risks associated with the poor condition of the road, create a safer environment for all road users, facilitate the efficient movement of goods and services, which is crucial for the continued economic development of the State. A demonstration of the Governor’s commitment to continue to provide infrastructure that will support businesses, enhance trade and commerce”, he said.
He added: “In Lagos State, we are convinced that Infrastructural development remains the fulcrum for a vibrant economic and social development, and that is why we have continued to ensure we provide good roads to enhance the living conditions of our people and as a key component of inclusive governance.”
The project, when completed, will improve road connectivity, improve traffic flow, reduce travel time, enhance Intermodal transportation and improve the Socio-economic well-being of the people.
Affirming the commencement date of the project, he said, “Equipment is here. You cross to the other side, we have excavators, equipment. You look just in front of you, and we have trucks. That is to show the readiness that they are here and ready to start work.”
Speaking on the traffic management plans while the project lasts, Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr. Sola Giwa, promised availability of traffic management officers in helping with the free flow of traffic.
“We will ensure that we have a lot of activities going on around how the construction work will be done. We will ensure that we also put a lot of traffic management plans in place to support the project. We have our traffic officers on the road doing a 24-hour shift so, at no point in time will the road be locked up without traffic officers trying to sort it out.
“I’m appealing to all of the people that, yes, no pain, no gain. We’ll have to go through this together. We’ll work this out together, and we’ll ensure that we do the best to let this work, he said.
The Chairman House Committee on Works and Infrastructure, Hon. Desmond Elliot, who also represented the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, at the occasion, appealed to residents to cooperate with the Government throughout the duration of the rehabilitation works and urged commuters to obey traffic rules.
The Majority Leader of the House and the member representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2, Hon. Noheem Adams, thanked Governor Sanwo-Olu for the responsiveness to issues of traffic within the area.
He applauded the Governor and members of the State Executive Council for listening to the complaints of residents, and thinking about their safety.
While thanking the President of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for construction of the Coastal road, he appealed to the Governor to engage the Federal Government to allow the use of the Coastal Road as an alternative route during the rehabilitation period, “I am appealing on behalf of all our residents that the Coastal Road should be open as soon as possible”, he said.
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho in his closing remark, noted that he had received a call from the Governor on Monday morning showing great concern about the state of the road.
“The first call I received on Monday was from Mr Governor very early in the morning, and he was talking about this road. The Special Adviser and I, then, decided that the best thing is for us to come and meet with you so that you will know that the government really feels your pain and empathises with you.
“On the side of the government, it’s for us to ensure that we ease the pains the people go through.
“You can see that the contractors are already here. So it’s not a matter of just talking, and everybody goes home, and then the pains continue. No, now we are going to start to work on the road,” he said.
Restating the need to live up to civic responsibility, Omotoso urges elites on paying taxes. “There is a matter of resources. As they are complaining about things to be fixed.
“Lagos is a very big city. Most of the time, I say, it is a victim of its own success. Lagos has a population of between 22 and 30 million people, only about 6.4 million people of this figure are taxpayers. Of this 6.4 million, only about 4.2 million are really active taxpayers and about 80% are people who pay through LIRS, salary earners.
“All the people who drive SUVs on this road, most of them don’t pay anything. Their excuse is that they claim that their children don’t attend public school. They themselves don’t attend government hospital. They have forgotten that when they are going to the school to drop or pick up their children or to the airport, when they want to go to London to see their doctors, the road on which they ply is taxpayers’ money. So let us also spare a thought, no matter how little, for our responsibility,” the commissioner said.
The Stakeholders meeting was well attended by Residents, Commuters, Transport Unions, Estate Associations, Royal Fathers, Political Leaders, traffic management officers, the Lekki Concession Company, and top government officials from both the Executive and Legislative arms.
