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LASG TO INTENSIFY ENFORCEMENT ALONG APAPA, LEKKI PORT CORRIDORS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 LASG TO INTENSIFY ENFORCEMENT ALONG APAPA, LEKKI PORT CORRIDORS


The Lagos State Government is set to intensify its enforcement efforts along the Apapa and Lekki Port corridors following recent feedback and an assessment of the traffic situation in the two areas.


In a strategy meeting chaired by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, on Tuesday at the Ministry of Transportation, Alausa, the Special Adviser disclosed that gaps were identified in the current enforcement process, necessitating a re-jig of the strategy.


He said the Ministry will deploy more traffic management personnel to the Lekki Port corridor to strengthen truckers' compliance with the E-Call-Up system and ensure the seamless movement of articulated trucks in and out of the ports.


The Special Adviser also assured that the Ministry has scheduled the implementation of the improved enforcement strategy, urging officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to remain committed to the diligent discharge of their duties.


The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Olawale Musa disclosed that a shift schedule of duty will be deployed for LASTMA officers on both corridors, which will ensure their presence at all times, while those found underperforming will be redeployed immediately


The Transportation Permanent Secretary also warned all operators of illegal parks around the two ports area to comply with the state’s operational guidelines.


The Ministry of Transportation urges all stakeholders to voluntarily comply with the E- Call-Up system to minimise congestion along the port corridors, adding that subsequent pleas for clemency from violators after enforcement will not be entertained.


Also in attendance at the strategy meeting were the General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki; LASTMA's Director of Operations; Controllers; Commanders Zebras; and other senior officers in charge of the two corridors.

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