04/10/2026
Every time I ply the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, I have mixed feelings.
On one hand, I'm grateful for the convenience. A road like this should make movement easier and faster for people, businesses, and communities along the axis.
It has also brought visible opportunities, especially in real estate. It has opened up previously overlooked areas, attracted new investments, increased accessibility, and driven property appreciation. Places that were once considered too far or difficult to reach have suddenly become more attractive to homeowners, developers, investors, and businesses.
That is one of the good things this road has brought around the axis.
But with the way things are going, sometimes I get scared.
Some drivers have turned the road into a racetrack. 😥
Speeding. Overtaking carelessly. Driving as though everyone else on the road doesn't exist.
And the painful part is that we have already started seeing accidents.
This road was built to make life easier for us. It wasn't built for us to test how fast our cars can go.
I know the road is wide. I know it is relatively smooth. I know you may be in a hurry to get to your destination.
But please, SLOW DOWN!!!!!!!!
Getting to your destination five or ten minutes earlier is not worth losing your life, or causing someone else to lose theirs.
And if you're driving and someone in your car tells you to slow down, please don't take it personally. They may simply be scared.
Let's enjoy the convenience this road gives us.
Let's appreciate the development.
Let's also recognise the economic opportunities it is creating, particularly for real estate and businesses along the axis.
But most importantly, let's stay alive to enjoy it.
Please drive responsibly.
Please don't overspeed.
SLOW DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is nowhere we are going that is worth our lives.
