Apapa Traffic: Oyetola forms a committee to investigate

In an effort to alleviate Apapa gridlock and reinforce the E-call up traffic control system, Marine and Blue Economy Minister Adegboyega Oyetola has formed a committee to study the system and devise ways to ensure that the existing abuse of the system is eliminated.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the minister’s spokesman, Ismail Omipidan, yesterday.

The committee is to review the Standard Operating Procedures for Truck Traffic Management along the Lagos port corridor.

Ismail who noted that the committee was expected to meet with other critical stakeholders in Lagos today for the review, quoted the minister as saying “every possible abuse of the system by human should be x-rayed and solutions provided with a view to ensuring that it is abuse-free.”

Although, the E-call up system was introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in February 2021 for trucks servicing the Lagos Ports, which truckers are expected to use to book turns to enter the Ports, recent reports have suggested potential compromises in the functionality of the system.