Traffic lights
A larger proportion of the robots installed to control traffic in Abuja have broken down. They are neither replaced nor maintained.
Nowadays, traffic wardens (police, beggars or concerned Nigerians) control traffic at major junctions on the streets of Abuja. In some instances the wardens are absent and drivers use their discretion to safely navigate junctions.
Road signs and directions
Abuja is described as one of the fastest growing cities in Africa
The city, unlike others around the world, lacks user friendly road signs. In the few areas where road signs currently exist, a road user would have sped past it before decoding its directions.
Also, roads change frequently in the city due to construction works but city officials have failed to update the signs. A great percentage of the existing few have also suffered serious wear and tear.
STREET LIGHT
The current minister of FCT, Bala Mohammed, once told a senate committee that lighting up street lights in Abuja was contracted out to different (energy) companies. According to the minister, the street lights could not rely on electrical energy supplied by government’s energy company, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
Despite the use of generators, street lights are rare and erratic on Abuja streets at night. Street lights are only a bit stable in high end areas of the city
ELRUFAI BUSES AND TAXIS
Only few of the red buses still manage to work two of the routes. The greens are completely extinct.
These Peugeot 306 wagons, also imported in hundreds, were managed by Abuja Leasing Company (ALC). Some were sold out on hire purchase agreements.
Although its services were expensive, they provided the most comfortable and secure taxi services in the city. Nowadays, both the ones retained by government and those sold out to private investors are rare sightings.
However, broken down remains of the taxi are visible around the Utako office of ALC.
Hope it will create awareness to the relevant authorities.
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