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| Yahaya Bello controlling traffic. |
Governor
Bello who arrived Jamata area of the state with his security men and some
aides, spent over five hours directing the flow of traffic that has kept
travellers at one point since Friday night.
Our
reporter gathered that the governor who arrived the scene at about 06.30pm in
the evening called other security heads in the state to deploy more personnel
to join his security in controlling the traffic.
Speaking
to our reporter, Governor Bello said his action followed the brief he got on
the traffic situation along Lokoja-Abuja road especially between Kpata in
Lokoja down to Koto, Kogi/Kotonkarfe local government of the state from his
security details on Saturday.
The
governor stated that he decided to visit the scene after another briefing on
Sunday that travellers were still stranded on the road.
”I
was properly briefed about the hardship the commuters have been going through
in the last two days on this road. I was told few officers of the FRSC were
seen in controlling the traffic and that no vehicle could even move an inch.
"I
have been here since 0645pm and this is 1025pm with some of the officials of
the FRSC and other relevant agencies. The good thing is that vehicles are now
moving, hopefully, if the commuters can sustain and maintain this
orderliness we have established the gridlock will disappear because
disorderliness, impatient are the major causes of this gridlock", he
said.
The
governor however criticised slow response to emergency road situation by the
officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
He
noted that there was an accident involving two articulated vehicles on a single
lane on the bridge while maintenance work was going on the second lane.
He
blamed the FRSC for not responding quickly in evacuating the lorries
considering the usual heavy daily traffic on the road.
”I
understand that one of the lanes of the bridge has been under maintenance and
travelers from Lokoja/Abuja were made to use only one lane; unfortunately, two
articulated vehicles collided on the single lane resulting in this gridlock”,
he said.
The
governor was seen commending commuters and drivers for their patience
while urging that relevant agencies should deploy more personnel to ensure
quick clearance of the road.
Some
passengers who spoke on the development said they were held up by the gridlock
for several hours.
They
commended the governor for his presence at the scene, noting that without his
intervention, no vehicle would have been able to move.
At
about 10. 45 pm, officers of the Nigerian Army, Navy, Civil Defence and
vigilantee joined the governor and his security personnel in controlling the
chaotic traffic.
Lokoja-Abuja
road is one of the most busiest roads in Nigeria as it connects the North to
the South.
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