COMMUTERS SHIRK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

 

                                                 PEDESTRAIN BRIDGE AT LASU MAIN CAMPUS, OJO

Commuters and petty traders around LASU-Iyana Iba have given various reasons for not putting to use, the pedestrian bridge at Lagos State University main campus, Ojo.

A hundred level student in LASU, Wahaab, said that the bridge was extremely filthy as the entire walkway was distraught.

He lamented, "there are sometimes that the bridge is always very dirty and it discourages people from using the bridge. So far, it is not good enough".

A three hundred level student of Economics, Shittu Miriam admonished the state government to endorse a law that will make people use the bridge.

According to her, “I do not know why people don’t make use of the pedestrian bridge meant for them. The best thing is for the government to try and enforce laws that will make the residents use the pedestrian bridge”.

Speaking in the same vein was a gala seller named Obi, at the Iyana Iba junction who, also complained of the threat to health, the bridge posed to whoever should make use of it.

Obi said "people dey pass the pedestrian bridge. You fit pass am and you fit cross the major road. But for me, e too far; that's why I no like to dey pass the bridge".

However, a LASU staff, Mr. Akin explained the obstacles challenging people that Nigerians likes shortcuts and the bridge is left in ruins.

"Really, you know that we Nigerians always look for shortcuts to do a thing, that’s our problem", he said.

He continued, "there is nothing bad in passing the pedestrian bridge. The people just deliberately not pass it because, if you go there now, you will find out that good lucks have devastated in all the stair cases".

"The whole place is messed up. But in Nigeria factor, people are fond of looking for shortcuts which is easier for them to cross the barricades on the highway", he stressed.

Giving advice on how to make the bridge passable, Mr. Akin, urged the government agencies concerned to engage people around the vicinity in an interactive session.

"They need to have a joint workshop with the road maintenance agency, university management and students union", he said.

He further mentioned on specific steps to be taking in eliciting the people’s understanding and cooperation in making use of the bridge.

"The issue there is that its orientation that matters. The KAI should hold a workshop with the university management and students union so that they could all join hands together to enforce the law, so that they should be passing the pedestrian bridge".

"It is safer rather than crossing the major highway", he concluded.