Mr Jollof Demands Apology from Lagos Govt After 5-Hour Traffic Ordeal: "Tell Us Wetin Happen"

• Comedian Mr. Jollof has demanded an apology from the Lagos State government after spending more than five hours in traffic
• In viral videos, Mr. Jollof recounted his experience as he vowed never to relocate to Lagos State permanently
• Mr. Jollof's experience, as well as his demand, has stirred reactions from netizens, with diverse opinions being shared

Comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, aka Mr. Jollof, who is also the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, has lamented the traffic situation in Lagos State.

In a video making the waves on social media, Mr. Jollof recalled how he was stuck in traffic for more than five hours.

The comedian also directed a message to the Lagos State Commissioner for Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, demanding that he tender an apology to Lagosians and explain the reason behind the traffic.

“You owe Lagosians an apology. You go tell us wetin happen for that road," Mr. Jollof said in part in the video.

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In a caption of the video, Jollof added,

"I spent 5 hours and 35 minutes from VI to Lekki. Eko ni baje. To all of you coming to Lagos, Nigeria, get ready for mad traffic."

Mr. Jollof, in another caption, also vowed never to relocate to Lagos following his experience.

"Give me a penthouse, 10 million US dollars in cash, a yacht, and a Lamborghini, and I won’t relocate to Lagos. How can a reasonable human being spend 4 hours in traffic inside VI? Lagos just tampered with my mental health," he wrote.

Traffic: Reactions as Mr. Jollof demands an apology

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions to Mr. Jollof's video. Read them below:

chidinmadennis said:

"I have never seen the kind of traffic I saw yesterday in my life it’s best to avoid being on the road whenever it rains."

ophotographyworks commented:

"My map was showing 5 mins to my location and I stayed 2 hours inside traffic."

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fiber_boy01 said:

"Why did you come to Lagos If delta is okay for you."

ladycecezee said:

"Lagos…NO way! I am glad I left for Abuja when I had to. I don’t knw how pple copy in Lagos,but some also like it,that it’s sis busy for that."

renefindslagos wrote:

"If u weren’t in traffic yesterday u don’t know what God has done for u."

femisanya_ reacted:

"No be government kuku dey bring us come Lagos.. na our government for our states no wan improve our states, so until then, make we still dey hustle for where we dey see livelihood.. people too much for Lagos, many thinks Lagos is very big, but if you check the map you’ll see that Lagos is small, people wey dey inside don too plenty."

anonymous_010904 said:

"To travel from Lagos to London is 6 hours, if you had dropped someone at the airport yesterday to go to London the person would have arrived london while you are still in traffic yet to get home."

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Why VeryDarkMan called out Mr Jollof

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that social media critic VeryDarkMan called out Mr Jollof.

The critic shared a screenshot of Jollof's tweet bragging to a follower on his Instagram page on how VDM apologised to his wife.

Debunking Jollof's claim, VDM stated that he would never beg the comedian's wife as he asked him to provide his evidence to back his allegagtion.

Source: Legit.ng