While the protest lasted, commuters on the road were stranded as all the adjoining roads that could serve as detours were also blocked.
The problem became compounded given the penultimate week suspension of three Head of Service, HoS, in three local government areas of the state for allowing articulated vehicles to destroy feeder roads in their locality. The action led to the closure of Trunk C road in Edo North Senatorial District of the state
The angry drivers blocked the road as motorists were forced to look for alternative routes in and out of thestate.
The protesting truck drivers, who carried placards with various inscriptions, vowed to continue their protest until their demands were met.
It was gathered that articulated vehicles parked indiscriminately, piled up along the Jattu Junction and the Auchi Polytechnic school gate .
One of the coordinators of the protest, Mr. Donald Etamobe, who spoke to journalists said: “We will not stop this protest for good roads until the Federal Government addresses them.” Kadiri said.
“The protest became inevitable due to the bad road from Auchi to Benin which is impassable at the moment. Subsequently, the barricade of alternative routes by the Edo State Government, hence the peaceful protest,” Etamobe said.
A commuter, Lawal Abdullahi, told journalists that he parked his car at Aviele and took a motorcycle to his office at Auchi.
