The chaos and mayhem that is Lagos traffic is as persistent as the impatience of the majority of the motorists in the commercial city of Nigeria.
TGIF now means Traffic Gridlock is Frightening and fear of Lagos Traffic is the beginning of wisdom for any body who lives and works on the Island or any other part of Lagos for that matter, but especially the island.
The concentration of white collar opportunities on the Island draws many from near and far, however the concentration of millions of people and tens of thousands of cars in one place or heading to one place at the same time is impractical. The failure of the Lagos State government to effectively combat this problem over the past number of years is an indictment on the kind of leadership we have in Lagos and in Nigeria as a whole.
The gallery above is sourced from GidiTraffic users who aggregate the information on the state of Lagos traffic today.
[6:51AM]“@oiseahumen @Gidi_Traffic falling truck laden with container at IJORA busstop avoid that area #GIDITRAFFIC pic.twitter.com/KcK3vk3cQg”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
[6:51AM]“@oiseahumen @Gidi_Traffic falling truck laden with container at IJORA busstop avoid that area #GIDITRAFFIC pic.twitter.com/KcK3vk3cQg”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
#PHOTO “@SpiritualKonjji: 3MB B2B @Gidi_Traffic 6:23am #GIDITRAFFIC #3RDMB pic.twitter.com/gKPMHJDTxK”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
“@doitagain200321: ACCIDENT at Elediye Bus stop right after PALMGROVE on the service lane heading towards ANTHONY. pic.twitter.com/pviKxcQvFQ”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
“@bayoadetunji: [7:30am] @Gidi_Traffic commercial bus lone ACCIDENT on IKORODU Rd in PALMGROVE #ACCIDENT pic.twitter.com/pk85SIBquy”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
“@aliu_samson: Lagos traffic. ISOLO ROAD bridge leading to Laspotech #GIDITRAFFIC @Gidi_Traffic pic.twitter.com/telsaScAMu”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
#PHOTO [7:47AM]“@aliu_samson: Never patient Lagosians. Hope we won’t sleep here @Gidi_Traffic #GIDITRAFFIC pic.twitter.com/LVz5rCMQrp”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
“@kadunaconnect: @Gidi_Traffic ACCIDENT along LEKKI road by hit and run danfo bus that didn’t obey traffic light pic.twitter.com/NsLvyayreF”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
“@sijizell: #MYTRAFFICSITUATION … Cause of traffic @Lafarge tipper carryin Sand Tipped over..@Gidi_Traffic pic.twitter.com/cqh9lmn2Us”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
“@arcdayo77: @AkinwunmiAmbode @Gidi_Traffic Driving one-way is now the norm in traffic-heavy Ikoyi! #LosingControl pic.twitter.com/M3iUmsxyYo”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015
#PHOTO [8:14AM]“@GBENGLES: @Gidi_Traffic da falling container @ IJORA blocking road to APAPA. divert to 7up axis. pic.twitter.com/79Dy8OrLN4”
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 9, 2015