Oluremi Tinubu’s visit: Edo residents condemn 12-hour movement restriction

Residents and motorists successful Edo State person condemned the 12-hour postulation diversion imposed by the authorities authorities up of the sojourn of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu.

DAILY POST reports that the First Lady volition sojourn the authorities connected Thursday, October 15, 2026, to committee compressed earthy state (CNG) buses purchased by the Edo State Government and empower 5,000 women nether her Renewed Hope Initiative.

The Managing Director of the Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA), Stainless Ijeghede, said successful a connection that postulation diversion would tally from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. connected the time of the visit.

Ijeghede listed the roads to beryllium temporarily closed arsenic Joromi Junction by Ekenwan Road and Stadium Road by Ekenwan Road Junction.

He advised motorists to usage alternate routes to debar gridlock.

The connection was titled, “Traffic Diversion successful Benin City Ahead of the Visit of the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

The connection reads: “In presumption of this, determination volition beryllium postulation diversion and impermanent roadworthy closures successful immoderate parts of Benin City. The clip of diversio...