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FG gives truck, tanker drivers 72 hours to vacate port access roads

Saint AugustineBy Saint AugustineMay 22, 2019No Comments4 Mins Read
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…Set to tackle Apapa gridlock in two weeks

…Withdraws Navy, paramilitary agencies from traffic control duty

The federal government has issued a Presidential directive for the immediate clearing up of the Apapa gridlock and the restoration of law and order to Apapa and its environs within two weeks.

The directive also mandated the immediate removal of all trucks from the bridges and roads within Apapa and all adjoining streets leading into the Apapa axis.

To facilitate this important assignment, operators of trucks and tankers have also been directed to vacate the port access roads within the next 72 hours.

A statement issued by the Presidency on its official twitter handle on Wednesday stated that this directive followed an emergency meeting convened by President Muhammadu Buhari and chaired by Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on the 25th of April, 2019.

The statement noted that the meeting proffered lasting solutions to the gridlock around the Lagos ports, as the traffic congestion had continued to restrict all operations and livelihood in the area.

It further disclosed that at the meeting were key heads and representatives of relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government, including the Honourable Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, representative of the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral B.E.E Ibe-Enwo, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Salaam Taiwo Olufemi and the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Sokonte Davies, among others.

“Consequently, a Presidential Taskforce, chaired by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo was established to restore law and order to the area within 2 weeks. The Taskforce, which will report directly to the President, has included on its Terms of Reference, the development of an efficient and effective management plan for the entire port area traffic, including the cargo, fuel distribution and business district traffic, enforcing the permanent removal of all stationary trucks on the highway, and the development of an effective manual truck call-up system, pending the introduction of the electronic truck call-up system. It also includes the implementation of a workable Empty Container Return and Export Container Truck Handling Policy, amongst others.

“Members of the taskforce include Mr. Kayode Opeifa, former Commissioner of Transport in Lagos State, as the Executive Vice Chairman, a representative each of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). Other members include a special unit of the Nigeria Police led by a Commissioner of Police, representatives of the Truck Transport Union, the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and other relevant MDAs”, the statement said.

It added that the Nigerian Navy officials and all other military formations had also been mandated to withdraw from traffic management duties in and around the Apapa axis, while military and paramilitary checkpoints in front of the ports and environs are to be dismantled.

It however announced that LASTMA had been authorised to move into Apapa as the lead traffic management agency, while the NPA was to commence the immediate use of the Lilypond Terminal and Trailer Park A as a truck transit park.

“The directive further mandates compliance by all security personnel and MDAs, while heads of Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and all other security operatives are to ensure their officers’ adherence to the new directives”, it concluded.

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Mr. Kayode Opeifa Nigerian Ports Authority Nigerian Shippers' Council President Muhammadu Buhari Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
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