Lagos roads blocked for Nigeria's First Lady, Patience Jonathan

Traffic on Lagos Island, was paralysed and roads blocked for several hours yesterday as security agents cordoned off some areas because Patience Jonathan, the first lady of the federal republic of Nigeria was attending an event on the Island, consequently social and commercial activities on Lagos Island was paralysed for over nine hours.


NigerianEye gathered that different routes were cordoned off: Bonny camp via Lekki route, Ikoyi route and the popular CMS, leaving the commuters to go through alternative routes, while others were traped in traffic for several hours

Blocked Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island

A resident of the area, Mr. Abraham Akpan, who spoke with newsmen said that many commuters and motorists were trapped in the snarl which stretched beyond Victoria Island for almost nine hours.

He said, “The gridlock was caused by the visit of Patience Jonathan. She came to Lagos on a ‘thank you’ visit to South-South women in Lagos for voting for her husband in 2011. The event was held at Ocean View Restaurant on Victoria Island.

“The traffic jam started from 8.30am to about 5.30pm. It actually compounded the traffic situation on the Island. To be candid, many people were trapped in the hold-up for close to nine hours.”

The president’s wife was said to be in Lagos for a two-day visit to thank Lagosians for voting for her husband in the April 2011 presidential election and to mobilise women to pray against the menace of Boko Haram.

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