DESPITE efforts by various stakeholders in the maritime industry to free the port access roads of the perennial gridlock, the situation has defied all solutions, as criminal elements, aided by some government officials and security agents, have hijacked the control of traffic in the Apapa axis.
Views: Visits 6 File image of traffic jam caused by container-laden trucks and tankers on Mile 2-Apapa Expressway. …Police, LASTMA overwhelmed By Godwin Oritse & Godfrey Bivbere DESPITE efforts by various stakeholders in the maritime industry to free the port access roads of the perennial gridlock, the situation has defied all solutions, as criminal elements, aided by some government officials and security agents, have hijacked the control of traffic in the Apapa axis. Confirming the development, the President, Association of Maritime Truck Owners, AMATO, Mr. Remi Ogungbemi, said that saboteurs have hijacked the newly introduced electronic Call-Up System, thereby truncating the state government’s efforts at restoring sanity to the port corridor.
Views: Visits 6 File image of traffic jam caused by container-laden trucks and tankers on Mile 2-Apapa Expressway. By Godwin Oritse THERE seems to be a disagreement between security agents in and around the Lagos ports over the control of the traffic situation in Apapa, as the Lagos Port Police Command is currently at loggerheads with the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, a development that has further compounded the chaotic traffic situation. Both agencies are currently trying to outdo each other and take control of the situation, due to the huge amount of money made from extorting truck drivers. Confirming the development, the President of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners, AMATO, Remi Ogungbemi, said the issue of human element has truncated the electronic Call-Up system introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA.
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By Godwin Oritse
THERE seems to be a disagreement between security agents in and around the Lagos ports over the control of the traffic situation in Apapa, as the Lagos Port Police Command is currently at loggerheads with the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, a development that has further compounded the chaotic traffic situation.
Both agencies are currently trying to outdo each other and take control of the situation, due to the huge amount of money made from extorting truck drivers.
Confirming the development, the President of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners, AMATO, Remi Ogungbemi, said the issue of human element has truncated the electronic Call-Up system introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA.
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