By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The Lagos State government has ordered partial restrictions of vehicular movements in and around the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
This is to maintain free-flow of traffic following the AFCON qualifying match between Nigerian Super Eagles and Lesotho national football team, which holds at the stadium on Tuesday evening.
“For easy vehicular movement in and around the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, there will be partial restrictions of vehicular movements in and around the Stadium.
“Vehicles inbound the stadium from Ojuelegba to Alaka and outbound to Marsha area will be partially restricted,” it stated.
● All Vehicular movement around the stadium must stop from 10am.
This would imply:
● Vehicles approaching Teslim Balogun from Ojuelegba and Alaka/Eric Moore can only pass by on the flyover.
No car can can drive around the stadium from that time till 10pm.
● Only vehicles with VVIP stickers or Tickets can approach the stadium to park in National stadium.
● *Only* vehicles with *VVIP* Stickers or carrying persons with *VVIP* Tickets can drive into and park in Teslim Balogun.
● ONLY cars containing passengers with Tickets can approach and enter National stadium to park.
● Neither shall any pedestrian without tickets be allowed to come close to the stadium
The Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Sola Aiyepeku, on behalf of the Lagos State Government, appealed to Lagosians to abide by the travel advisor yand, while regreting any inconvenience the action would cause during the hours of the closure.