Pat Utomi, a former presidential aspirant, has recounted his journey from Lagos to Asaba which lasted for longer than it should have due to multiple factors.

 

Utomi blamed bad roads and crude police extortion for making him spend 15 hours on the road for a journey that should have taken way less time.

 

He wrote on X: “My car left Lagos at 5am. It has just arrived Asaba after 8pm. It had no breakdowns. It made Benin at 10.30. That was a 3hour drive in the 80s. But the real news is that it took 6hours to cross Benin. From police trying to extort money to terribly bad roads detty Dec got dirty.

 

“The police extortions were beyond crude: like why are you in Edo with Lagos license plate. Many coughed up money just to move on but were trapped by immotorable roads and communities protesting electric power supply.”