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Niran Adedokun
Published 1 April 2021
Four weeks after the take off of Etó, the electronic truck call-up system introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority, it could be tempting to dismiss it as one of those futile governmental initiatives.
Last week, three weeks into the deployment of the app, which is expected to take over the movement, scheduling, entry and exit of trucks into the ports, there were countless reports of trucks returning unto the streets like the times of old. From the two possible access points into Apapa, the terrorism of trucks and their drivers returned to the frustration of those stakeholders who were convinced that the introduction of Etó would end truck congestion.