Lagos State Government, and the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) have again insisted that any trucks not on the Electronic Call-Up system would not be permitted into Apapa.
A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation Mr Oluwatoyin Fayinka yesterday said this was part of a decision taken at a meeting which held at Lilypond Truck Park, where the two parties agreed that the e-call up system will commence on Saturday.
The e-Call Up system would replace the manual call up system which would be discontinued tomorrow.
Further shedding light on the development, Fayinka said beginning from 4pm tomorrow, all articulated vehicles would be stopped from entering Apapa and its environs, while all trucks are to be moved out of sight to various Transit parks by 12 noon of Saturday.
He said: “It was also jointly agreed upon that by 4pm tomorrow 26th February, 2021, all articulated vehicles will be prevented from entering Apapa and its environs and subsequently by 12.00 noon on Saturday, 27th February, 2021, trucks in and around the ports access roads are all expected to have vacated the corridors, with strong warnings for truck owners and drivers to adhere to the resolutions to prevent harsh reactions from government”.
Fayinka urged all stakeholders, particularly truck owners to cooperate with the State Government as it makes consolidated efforts to create ease in movement for its citizenry safety, welfare and health which are of primary importance.
He said the NPA has identified nominated parks from where these trucks would transit to Apapa port.
He said the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police would be on ground to give security back up to the operation, while the state’s traffic management personnel would be on ground to ensure the effective implementation of the directive to ease the Apapa port of traffic.