reports Lagos State, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, was on lockdown and business activities were grounded on March 26, 2018 when the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , visited to in
augurate the Ikeja Bus Terminal.The multibillion naira park, which was opened with pomp and circumstance, as the state claimed the facility would serve 4 million residents, is virtually deserted.
At the Oyingbo Bus terminal, which has been under construction since 2017, the story is the same. From the prototype of the design released to the public that year, it was clear that the terminal was intended to accommodate between 50 and 60 BRT buses at once. “Work stopped here in August this year. I can’t say when it will be opened. I have no idea,” a man, who happened to be on the premises of the terminal during our correspondent’s visit, said.
The Oshodi Transport Interchange was also among the projects inaugurated by the President when he visited the state again in April 2019. While Terminal 3 had been functional, Terminal 1 and 2 still remained closed, eight months after their inauguration. Also, Ambode had once said he would embark on the construction of 13 terminals designed to change that narrative by exposing residents to a “befitting and comfortable environment.”
A civic technology organisation, with specialises in fiscal transparency, BudgIT Nigeria, had in May 2018 requested the financial details of the Ikeja terminal from the Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure, Mr Ade Akinsanya. “And this is why we can’t even deeply interrogate these issues because you don’t have a clear idea of how much was spent on these projects. Many believe that Lagos should be far better than what it is now in terms of the inner roads, road network, health care, mobility and others.
He said, “In a democracy, there has to be stringent accountability and that is to say, all projects that are awarded must be dutifully executed to finality. That projects are abandoned in Nigeria is not a new thing. We are getting used to it, but this must change so that we don’t continue to waste taxpayers’ money.”The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederick Oladehinde, however, said the projects were not abandoned.
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