Fashola Hands Over Expanded, Upgraded Wempco Road

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, says he is determined to work until he hands over on May 29.Governor Fashola said this as he inspected major ongoing projects in Lagos and commissioned Wempco Road at Ogba.
Counting down to his last day in office, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday formally handed over the rehabilitated and upgraded Wempco Road, Ogba saying the road represents the symbol of the state’s unity in diversity.
The Governor, who spoke before unveiling the plaque to commission the road, added that roads do not discriminate among people who use them, whether they are black or white.

He noted that whether one is an Ijaw, Igbo or Hausa, the road is where everyone unites irrespective of whether they are pedestrians, motorcyclists, motorists, children or adults.
The new Wempco Road has been provided with drainages, street lights, ducts, pedestrian walkways and bicycle riders lane.
Governor Fashola assured residents that the upgrading of Wempco Road has also taken care of the problem of flooding in the area with the construction of underground drainages.
He stated that the many hours spent by people returning home during peak periods would become a thing of the past because of the new road as they face the last leg of their journey home.
While urging users of the road to control their urge to over speed, the Governor emphasized the need for drivers of heavy duty trucks belonging to the factories and industries around the area to have respect for other road users, as the road traffic law is still in force.
He expressed hope that all the manufacturing companies located on the road would take responsibility and educate their drivers because they owe a duty to other road users to realize that over speeding with heavy trucks constitute very heavy dangers to other road users and members of the community.
Governor Fashola also explained that all the ducts that are used by telecommunications companies to connect their facility have been embedded in the road and that they should contact the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) office if they have any challenges locating them.