TRAFFIC CONGESTION ALONG KABUGA/BUK ROAD

Report By:   JOHN ANNA SMS /10/MAC/00907

The traffic congestion along Kofar Kabuga road in Gwale local government area, Kano state. Has been an issue of concern to everyone in the state, especially the users of the road.

The traffic holds up cover the areas between Kabuga through Jan block first and second gate, afforestation down to Rujiyaan Zaki. This has been a problem to the users of the road, due to the jam packing of vehicles which also affect pedestrians too.

          Due to the long hours of hold up on the road, workers get to office very late, and this develops unfriendly working relationship between workers and their bosses.

On the other hand student are also affected with late coming, both the nursery, primary, secondary and high institutions that are located within and outside the area. For this reason most of the students miss their various lectures, and at times tests, which in turn affect their academic performance in school.

          Also this leads to careless driving on the road, which has resulted to several losses of lives, due to reckless overtaking by drivers in an attempt to beat time. Pedestrians are also scared to cross or even work closes to the road. On Monday being the 21^st, 2011 the rate of hold up on the road was outrageous. On that faithful day, two vehicles had a head long collision which led to the loss of lives. Ten people loss their lives, fourteen people were seriously injured in the accident.

Some hours later, after the previous accident, two commercial buses numbered KN411TN and QTS577PN were victims that day. The accident led to the death of the passengers on board.

The situation of the road is becoming night mare to the residence of the area.

In this situation, I spoke to some people who witnessed the occurrence of the incident.

Mallam Umar Shehu a resident of Kofar Kabuga, in Gwale Local Government area. Who has a shop by the road said ‘’the traffic hold up on this road has been a stumbling block to the users, and has led to the loss of lives and properties worth million.

Mrs. Florence, a food Seller in the motor park complained “Na every day people de die for this road. I de beg government: both federal and state level, may dem intervene for this matter, I beg ohoo.

Miss Helen filled with concern said, it is really a thing of concern to any one who witness the lives lost every day on this road’’ she also called on government to intervene in the issue.

A user of the road named Nana, aged twenty complained that, she always spend hours standing beside the road before she could cross the, due to this she feel reluctant to run an errand across the road.

Mallam Garba Munir a business man age 45 said, he always reached the market very late because of the hold up and before he reached, he has missed many customers. He called on the governor of the Kano state, Engr Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to look in to the situation and proffer solution to it.

The people of Kano state plead for the expansion of the road, and also called the attention of the users of the road to be very careful while driving. They also pray for the soul of those who loss their lives, to rest in prefect peace amen.