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The House of Representatives has called for the restriction of movement of trailers and trucks within Lokoja and its metropolis to only night operations, between 10 pm to 6 am in order to ensure safety and effective traffic management.
The House has also urged the Federal Government through the Ministry of Works, to in collaboration with Federal Road Management Agency (FERMA) to expedite the expansion of the road and construct complementary pedestrian bridges along the road for use by students and others.
This followed a motion on Wednesday by Hon. Dan ladies Aguye on the need to intervene on the constant accidents on the Lokoja-Lagos Expressway, saying that in 2025 alone, over ten accidents have occurred on the Lokoja/Nataco/ Felele expressway, leading to avoidable and sad loss of many precious lives, especially students.
“On Monday, 17th of February, 2025, a very tragic accident occurred involving about ten (10) students of the Federal University of Lokoja alongside the driver conveying them as an articulated truck carrying woods rammed into the school shuttle bus conveying students, leading to the loss of their lives”, the lawmaker lamented, adding that the multiple accidents on the said road have left many sustaining various degrees of injuries, including incapacitation in significant numbers.
“Along this particular route, many students of Kogi State Polytechnic and residents of Lokoja, neighbouring Felele and immediate communities or travelers have met their untimely death, on a regular basis”, he said.
He submitted that there was need for speedy construction of a by- pass, flyover bridge and expansion of the road as part of measures to curtail further loss of innocent and productive lives on the one- kilometer stretch of the highway and mitigation against future occurrence.
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