Oyo State Traffic Alert: OYRTMA Restricts Movement Around Durbar Stadium for APM Rally As APM Campaign Flag-Off in Oyo

…As Authority Announces Diversion Routes, Parking Arrangements for Saturday’s Campaign

The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) has announced temporary traffic diversions and road closures ahead of the presidential and governorship campaign flag-off of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Durbar Stadium, Oyo.

The Executive Chairman of OYRTMA, Major Adekoya Adesagba (Rtd.), disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing at the Authority’s headquarters, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

He explained that the traffic arrangements were designed to ensure smooth vehicular movement and safeguard motorists, pedestrians and other road users during the campaign, which is expected to attract a large crowd.

According to the traffic advisory, trucks and other vehicles travelling from Ibadan towards Ogbomosho and Ilorin through Elekara/Olivet Road will be diverted at Owode to Isokun–Irepo Road to connect with the Ogbomosho Expressway.

Similarly, vehicles coming from the Ogbomosho Expressway towards Elekara and Ibadan will not be allowed to access Oyo through Irepo, Isokun and Owode but will be required to proceed through the Expressway to Ibadan.

The Authority also directed motorists travelling from Ogbomosho through the Old Oyo Road to divert at RCC Old Road to connect with the Expressway.

OYRTMA advised campaign attendees to make use of designated parking facilities instead of driving directly to the stadium.

It listed St. Bernardine’s Girls Grammar School field and the outer space of the State Hospital, Oyo, as parking areas for attendees coming from Ibadan, Oke-Ogun and Ibarapa axes.

Those coming from the Ogbomosho axis are to park at Methodist Anglican Primary School field, opposite Durbar Police Station, and Olarenwaju Event Centre, beside Methodist Primary School, Oyo.

The Authority further announced that roads leading to Durbar Stadium would be temporarily closed to motorists and members of the public without official business at the campaign venue, urging affected road users to make use of alternative routes.

Adesagba urged motorists, commercial transport operators and residents of the affected areas to plan their journeys ahead and comply with traffic signs and directives from OYRTMA personnel deployed to strategic locations.

He assured residents that adequate personnel would be deployed to monitor traffic movement and promptly address any challenges before, during and after the event.

The OYRTMA chairman appealed to members of the public to cooperate with the Authority and other security agencies, noting that strict compliance with the traffic arrangements would help ensure safety and orderly movement of people and vehicles during the campaign.