Accessibility Okokomaiko

It was all fun as local guides set out to explore an alternative route from Apple junction to Okokomaiko. Its 10 am on Thursday 14th February 2019, Valentine’s Day we decided to map out an alternative route to enhance accessibility from Mile 2 to okokomaiko. This was in a bid to cut short the time spent on traffic due to heavy traffic experienced on Badagry expressway. From Mile 2 bus-stop we exited the Badagry expressway diverting through the durbar Junction via the Apple junction we headed down Ago Palace way. The road was clear at that moment and it took approximately seven minutes to get to Ago Junction. We turned left and headed northward. Accessibility was ok until we got to the Egbe Junction linking Ejigbo, Isolo and Mushin.

Then we turned left and headed along the Ejigbo axis.

By the time we got to the popular Oke afa gate bus stop the road was clear and free. Then we proceeded towards Ejigbo and continued passing the NNPC junction Ejigbo till we got to Ejigbo canal. This place is historic in the sense that it is the harbours the ‘Remembrance arcade’ of the victims of the 2002 Ikeja bomb blast that killed scores of people. This arcade is in remembrance of those drown in the canal while fleeing from the explosion.

From there we continued and headed towards ikotun passing the strategic Ilewe bus stop connecting Liasu Street with idimu road, then the synagogue church of all nations just along the road. Synagogue is another popular landmark in the neighborhood that attracts tourists from all around the globe. Then we descended and headed upwards towards the Ikotun market.

Just after the market we turned leftward at the idimu- ikotun road, and about a kilometer we turned left and headed towards Ikotun-Igando road. We continued and came to the Igando market just along the Lasu-isheri road. This is the road conneting Iyana-iba, igando, isheri, idimu, egbeda, akowonjo and iyana ipaja. We moved right a little and then turned left immediately after the igando bus terminal.

From here it was one smooth and free ride as the road is a world class road. The road is a dual carriage road with pedestrian walkway on both sides of the road. Then from igando we moved towards Akesan, Afolabi, obadore bus stops and crossing the Obadore Bridge we inched closer to the iba express, Iyana School, iba estate bus stops. And from there we turned right to Igbo-elerin via First gate bus stop. Igbo-elerin is a small but historic community. It serves as a link between okokomaiko, iyana iba and igando. The meaning of igbo-elerin as we were meant to understand is elephant forest. Legend has it that the first settlers of this community met elephants here.

On getting to the igbo-elerin last bus stop we headed left to okokomaiko passing the Akoberu market on the right. We finally terminated our journey at igbo elerin bus stop near starjen hotel along Badagry expressway. From here one can easily access okokomaiko bus stop on the left or Agbara, Badagry, seme, cotonou by moving down right.

Our mission was to explore an alternative route from mile 2 to okokomaiko apart from the Lagos Badagry expressway, which we have been able to achieve. And it took us approximately one hour to do so. In everything there must always be an alternative, a plan B. Hence this is an alternative to Badagry expressway which is dilapidated and in bad shape now. This has resulted in heavy gridlock that always takes commuters hours to come out. Therefore for easy accessibility from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko and vice versa we recommend this route. It will save you time and the stress and boredom of sitting in the traffic for a long time.

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Hi @Onukakalu ,

Thank you for sharing your detailed recap of the meet-up. I especially enjoyed the story about igbo-elerin.

Could please check again the links for the photo albums? It seems that they don’t work.

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thanks @VasT for your observation. I have done just that.

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You’re welcome @Onukakalu ,

I look forward to reading from your future meet-ups.

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