Lagos State, A Megacity With Uncontrollable Car Dealers

[Shola Sholaz]

One of the salient characteristics that distinguishes Lagos from the other mega cities of the world is that it is a place where vehicles are sold at every nooks and crannies.
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Being the commercial hub of the country, several resident of Lagos have taken up jobs as car dealers without a particular market or showroom and this can be noticed by any visitor.
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The ubiquitous cars available for sale can be seen at every 20 square metres in metropolis.
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Even the Government residential areas are not exempted.
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This unregulated trade has a lot of shortcomings for a mega city without a inter-modal/multi modal transportation system because it is causes impediments to navigation.
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No matter how the government create or rejuvenate alternative roads, hundreds of thousands of cars will occupy a large portion of the limited land mass in the the coastal state.

[Shola Sholaz]

[Folami David]

Cardealing is a profession many Lagosians find profit-oriented hence their decision to move into it. Nigerians are hustlers so they do things that'll bring money!

[Folami David]