By Seun Ibiyemi
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to intensify enforcement along the Apapa and Lekki port corridors following an assessment that identified gaps in the existing traffic management strategy.
The decision was reached at a strategy meeting chaired by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, at the Ministry of Transportation, Alausa.
Giwa said the government would rework its enforcement approach to address identified gaps and improve traffic flow around the two major port corridors.
He disclosed that more traffic management personnel would be deployed to the Lekki Port corridor to strengthen compliance by truck operators with the E-Call-Up system.
According to him, the move is aimed at ensuring the orderly and seamless movement of articulated trucks in and out of the ports.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa, said LASTMA officers would operate a new shift schedule on both corridors to ensure continuous enforcement presence.
He warned that officers found underperforming would be redeployed immediately.
The Special Adviser also urged LASTMA personnel to remain committed to the diligent discharge of their responsibilities as the revised enforcement strategy is implemented.
Musa further warned operators of illegal truck parks around the Apapa and Lekki port areas to comply with the state’s operational guidelines.
The ministry urged all stakeholders, particularly truck operators, to voluntarily comply with the E-Call-Up system to reduce congestion along the port corridors.
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It warned that subsequent appeals for clemency from operators who violate the regulations would not be entertained after enforcement.
The meeting was attended by the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the agency’s Director of Operations, controllers, commanders and other senior officers responsible for the Apapa and Lekki corridors.
The state government said the strengthened enforcement strategy is expected to improve traffic management, enhance port access and reduce congestion caused by articulated trucks around the two corridors.
