Road or Air Travel: The Narrowing Choices of Nigerian Commuters

For successive administrations in Nigeria, the battle to salvage failing road infrastructure has posed an unnecessary challenge. The worsening condition of roads across the country, has consequently driven many people to prefer air travel. But, with humongous airfares, a conundrum has arisen, as many travellers are now unable to afford plane tickets. The Benin–Asaba and Lagos–Ore highways, for example, are in such poor condition that commuters have endured nightmares – sometimes spending more than 72 hours on a journey that should take no more than seven or eight hours. The dangers scarcely need spelling out, particularly the risk of being k…