Workers, traders, and pedestrians who frequent Allen Avenue, one of Ikeja’s busiest commercial corridors, are calling for urgent repairs to the pedestrian walkways along the street, which have deteriorated into a dangerous patchwork of broken slabs, exposed rebar, open pits, and uneven surfaces. Several pedestrians say they have sustained injuries from falls on the damaged walkway, and a woman in her sixties described being hospitalised after tripping on a raised concrete edge during an evening walk. Business owners along the strip say the state of the pavement is an embarrassment for what is meant to be a major commercial and diplomatic area in Lagos. The Ikeja LGA public infrastructure office has been petitioned by the traders’ association and the residents’ forum. The petition asks for a comprehensive pavement replacement exercise as well as regular maintenance going forward. A similar petition was submitted in 2021 with no results, residents note.