Lagos Lawmakers Charge Gov Ambode To Erect Flyover At Notorious Traffic Point, Pen Cinema As Speaker Mudashiru Obasa Urges Assembly Staff To Be More Serious

Lagos Lawmakers have passed a resolution urging Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to solve the notorious traffic situation that usual take hold of multiple access way, Pen Cinema Agege by providing a flyover.

This development comes with call to the workers at the Lagos Assembly to be more serious in the discharge of their duties from speaker Mudashiru Obasa.

The full reports are produced as provided by handlers.

Residents of Agege, Pen Cinema, and Iju road may soon have relief over perennial traffic gridlock in the Pen Cinema roundabout.
Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa

This may become a reality as Lagos lawmakers at their Thursday, 30th July, 2015 plenary session passed a resolution, calling on the state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to urgently direct the appropriate Ministry, Agency or Board to embark on the construction of flyover across Pen Cinema, connecting Oba Ogunji/Agunbiade and Iju road, as part of implementation of the Agege/ Ifako Model City Plan.

The House in a motion moved by Hon. Oluyinka Ogundimu, representing Agege State Constituency 2; and supported by Hon. Makinde Rasheed, Ifako Ijaye State Constituency 2; and others, noted that the bridges (flyover) will reduce human/ vehicular traffic, save human lives while enhancing and promoting economic activities.

The lawmakers further observed that motorists and commuters plying Agege axis, enroute Pen Cinema usually experience daily chaotic traffic jam leading to accidents, traffic gridlock, loss of lives, loss of precious man hours and untold hardship on residents of the communities, while taking cognizance that the Agege/ Ifako Model City Plan provides for a flyover across Pen Cinema connecting Oba Ogunji/Agunbiade and Iju roads.

The traffic gridlock in the aforementioned areas, according to the Lagos lawmakers, is worrisome and unless urgent step is taken by the state government at addressing the problem, Lagosians, whose economic activities are tied to this axis, would continue to suffer.

Contributing, Hon. Sola Giwa of Lagos Island State Constituency 2, enjoined his colleagues to support the motion and urged the government to put population growth and infrastructure development while planning the city into consideration.

Hon. Tunde Buraimoh representing Kosofe State Constituency 2 compared the popular Pen Cinema junction to the Ojuelegba junction in Lagos and Mokola junction in Ibadan. He cited the construction of flyovers at these aforementioned junctions as a great relief to the traffic problems being experienced there overtime.

He therefore urged the state government to take cue and embark on the construction of the flyover to ease sufferings of residents and motorists plying the axis..

Hon. Adefunmilayo Tejuoso, Mushin State Constituency 1, supporting the motion, called on the Lagos State Government to appreciate the population of the people of Agege, which is still on the rise, stating that the constituency have about 10 housing estates with huge population of people and as such deserve the amenity.

Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has challenged members of staff of the Assembly to be more hardworking, dedicated and put more seriousness to their duties.

Rt. Hon. Obasa made the call at a book launch titled “Procurement Terms Defined” written by Olusegun Abraham, an Assistant Chief Procurement Officer of the Assembly.

The Speaker who was represented by his Deputy, Hon. Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, said the House would continue to support staff who distinguish themselves in their various professional endeavours.

He noted that, “Abraham has displayed high intelligence as a good product of the Lagos State House of Assembly haven justified the huge amount of money invested on him by the House through trainings and capacity building programmes both locally and outside the country”.

The Speaker, therefore challenged other members of staff to emulate Abraham urging them to be more committed and show leadership qualities for the world to appreciate and invariably emulate.

Earlier, the Clerk of the House, Mr. Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru said the book would not only enrich the practitioners in the procurement field but also non-practitioners alike who found the terms in procurement a bit difficult to comprehend.

Abiru appealed to all public servants in the state to see the book as theirs and work tirelessly and conscientiously to ensure its successful distribution.

“I have consistently maintained my saying whenever I have the opportunity to say that we have efficient, resourceful and effective workforce in Lagos State House of Assembly and I am proud , very proud of you all,” the Clerk said.

According to the author of the book, Mr Olusegun Abraham, the book was researched to stimulate improvement in procurement terminology, contribute to existing research and galvanise further research in procurement procedures and techniques.

He further stated that the book encourages the adoption of simplified and more efficient procurement practices, improved procurement management and the promotion of high standards of procurement competence.