.Commence removal of illegal, abandoned trucks
Inform LASTMA of any broken down or abandoned trailers/ tankers via the Agency hotlines. (08100565860, 08129928515, 08129928593).
Lagos State Government, in conjunction with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigeria Police, has begun strict enforcement operations on all illegally parked or abandoned trailers within Oshodi -Apapa expressway and its environs.
Consequently, 18 trailers have so far been removed in accordance with the government’s zero tolerance for gridlocks and indiscipline.
Confirming the development, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, said the decision was taken after the expiration of a ‘Removal Order’ issued to trailer drivers to ensure general safety of motorists and allow unimpeded free flow of traffic around the entire Apapa axis.
Also, the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, who led the combined enforcement team, which commenced on Tuesday, October 10, said the enforcement operations would be a continuous exercise to checkmate the excesses of trailer drivers and restore sanity around Creek Road, Etisalat Corridor, Trebor Junction, Liverpool, down to Tin-Can first/second Gates to Coconut, Trinity, Sunrise and Mile 2 axis.
Oreagba said: “The Lagos State Government, being a responsible and responsive one, will ensure that every motorist has a smooth ride from the Port Gate inwards Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and not only trailers carrying containers.”
He said efforts had been made in the past to restore sanity and bring back the glory of Apapa, which had been truncated by the undisciplined attitude of trailer drivers.
According to him, a series of meetings have been held with the petroleum tanker/trailer drivers branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, other transport stakeholders to educate their members and ensure that they desist from indiscriminate parking and being indiscipline on the road.
“All tanker/trailer drivers are advised to adhere strictly to the new directive, as the government will not hesitate to enforce traffic rules and regulations to the letter,” he said.
Oreagba, however, called on motorists including other road users to take possession of the road and not hesitate to inform LASTMA of any broken down or abandoned trailers/ tankers via the Agency hotlines. (08100565860, 08129928515, 08129928593).
He maintained that all contravened trailers/ tankers would be immediately charged to court for prosecutions in accordance with the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.
