Summary: Social critic Scott Iguma has put Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on blast after the Lekki-Epe Expressway began falling apart just six months after rehabilitation. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Na wa o! If there is one thing Lagosians know too well, it is the frustration of watching brand-new road repairs crumble faster than a biscuit dunked in hot tea. And this time, popular social critic Scott Iguma is not letting anyone off the hook.
Iguma has publicly called out Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi*, over the shocking state of the **Lekki-Epe Expressway** — a road that was supposedly rehabilitated just *six months ago but is already deteriorating at an alarming rate.
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“Fix Am Today, Spoil Tomorrow” — The Never-Ending Lagos Road Story
In a video that has since been making rounds on social media, Iguma wasted no time expressing his frustration, holding the Commissioner directly accountable for what many Lagosians are calling yet another case of shoddy government contracts and poor quality infrastructure delivery.
For residents of Lekki, Ajah, and communities along the Epe corridor, the Lekki-Epe Expressway is not just a road — it is a lifeline. Thousands of commuters, business owners, and residents depend on it daily. So when the government announces a rehabilitation project, people genuinely rejoice. But that joy, it seems, was short-lived.
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Six Months? E No Even Last!
The fact that this road has begun falling apart in under six months raises serious questions that Lagosians — and indeed all Nigerians — deserve answers to:
– Were substandard materials used during construction?
– Was the contract properly supervised?
– Who approved the quality of work before it was signed off?
– Will anyone be held accountable?
These are not just rhetorical questions. They go to the heart of a systemic problem that has plagued Nigeria’s infrastructure sector for decades — the cycle of fix, decay, abandon, and repeat, all funded by taxpayers’ money.
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Scott Iguma Steps Up Where Many Stay Silent
Say what you will, but voices like Scott Iguma’s are necessary in a society where many people would rather keep quiet than challenge those in power. By putting Commissioner Osiyemi’s name and face to this accountability conversation, Iguma is doing what citizens and journalists alike should be doing — demanding value for public funds.
Lagos State is one of Nigeria’s wealthiest states, generating billions in internally generated revenue annually. There is absolutely no excuse for a road that cannot survive two rainy seasons after rehabilitation.
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The Bigger Picture: Roads and Governance in Nigeria
This situation with the Lekki-Epe Expressway is unfortunately not an isolated incident. From Abuja to Port Harcourt*, from *Ibadan to Enugu, Nigerians have grown painfully familiar with roads that deteriorate almost as fast as they are built. The pattern is always the same — political fanfare at commissioning, silence when things fall apart.
What makes this case particularly striking is the speed of the deterioration. Six months is not even enough time for the road to properly “settle.” It is a clear sign that something went fundamentally wrong — either in the planning, the materials, the execution, or the supervision. Possibly all four.
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What Lagosians Are Saying
Since the video dropped, reactions across social media have been anything but quiet. Many residents who use the Lekki-Epe corridor daily have been sharing their own experiences — potholes reappearing, road surfaces breaking up, and the general inconvenience that comes with a road that was supposed to have been fixed.
The sentiment on the street? “We are tired.”
Tired of paying taxes. Tired of enduring bad roads. Tired of commissioning ceremonies with no lasting results. Tired of accountability being treated as optional in governance.
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The Ball Is Now in the Commissioner’s Court
As of now, Commissioner Oluwaseun Osiyemi is yet to publicly respond to Iguma’s call-out. But with the video gaining traction and public frustration boiling over, a response — and more importantly, concrete action — will be expected sooner rather than later.
Lagosians do not just want words. They want:
✅ A full investigation into the rehabilitation contract
✅ Names of contractors held publicly accountable
✅ A concrete timeline for proper repairs
✅ Measures to ensure quality control going forward
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Final Word: E Don Do
Nigeria’s infrastructure challenges will not be solved overnight, but they certainly will not improve if citizens remain silent. Scott Iguma has lit the torch on this one — and now it is up to the relevant authorities to respond with more than just press releases and empty promises.
Because at the end of the day, a road that crumbles in six months is not a road — it is a monument to corruption and impunity.
And Lagosians have had enough.
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Watch the viral video and share your thoughts in the comments. Have you experienced the deteriorating state of the Lekki-Epe Expressway firsthand? Let us know.
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