The Presidency has launched an urgent intervention to break the prolonged traffic gridlock on the Bida-Kutigi corridor in Niger State.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Transportation and Mobility, Prince Adetokunbo Ademola Ade-John, has joined the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to restore traffic flow and ease mounting hardship on road users.
The intervention followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive for immediate action as motorists, transport operators and passengers grapple with prolonged delays and obstruction along the strategic corridor.
The coordinated response is aimed at clearing bottlenecks, restoring road safety and reopening affected sections to normal traffic.
Ade-John participated in a high-level meeting with the FRSC Corps Marshal, Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, the Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo and the National President of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Alhaji Yusuf Lawal, where immediate measures were agreed to strengthen traffic management and tackle the causes of the gridlock.
The Wuya Bridge between Kutigi and Bida remains a major flashpoint, with congestion worsening on Wednesdays as traffic surges around the weekly market.
FRSC personnel in Bida and Kutigi were deploy on Wednesdays to control vehicle movement, while broader measures are being pursued to address recurring congestion along the corridor.
The situation is also critical on the Bida-Badeggi-Agaie Road and the Maje-Diko Junction axis in front of the Suleja NNPC Depot, where traffic has reportedly been blocked in both directions for about 15 days, disrupting the movement of passengers, commercial vehicles and goods.
Ade-John reaffirmed the Presidency’s determination to confront transportation bottlenecks that undermine mobility and economic activity, urging motorists and transport operators to cooperate with traffic officials and exercise patience as the intervention takes effect.
Similarly, the Federal Government is moving to clamp down on indiscriminate truck parking on the Coastal Road and Deep-Sea Port Access Road corridor in Lagos.
Ade-John, speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Nigerian Ports Authority, said trucks found obstructing the corridor would be impounded and moved to an approved truck park, warning that the government would not allow unauthorised parking to undermine traffic flow, road safety and the huge public investment in the strategic corridor.