Heavy gridlock in Edo as Shettima storms state for APC presidential rally

Vehicular question was grounded successful large parts of Benin metropolis connected Thursday, pursuing the accomplishment of Vice President Kashim Shettima for the statesmanlike run rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC, successful Edo.

NAN correspondent, who monitored the postulation situation, reports that each adjoining roads starring to the Oba’s Palace and the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, the venue of the rally, were blocked, causing dense gridlock crossed the metropolis.

The affected roads see Airport Road, Plymouth Road, Reservation Road, Exotic Road, Ekenwan Road and large streets wrong the Government Reservation Area, GRA, among others.

Motorists spent hours successful traffic, portion galore commuters were forced to trek agelong distances to their destinations.

Commercial drivers diverted to alternate routes, which besides suffered congestion.

Security operatives, including police, subject unit and officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, were deployed to strategical junctions to power postulation and guarantee order.

In spite of the gridlock, determination was a ample turnout of supporters astatine the Airport and the Palace to invited the Vice President.

Hundreds of motorcycle riders, wearing uniformed polo shirts and T-shirts with the pictures of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Shettima printed connected them, lined up on the Airport Road.

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