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Uniformed men, especially those purportedly working for the disbanded task team, have been blamed for this by truck drivers and importers. The escalating incidents of corrupt practices involving uniformed men, particularly the police and those from the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), have led to various forms of protests by truck drivers, which Daily Trust has captured in a series of reports. Part of the extortion scheme is the aiding and abetting of illegal use of the Apapa outward lane by truck drivers or owners who pay bribes of about N250, 000 to the uniformed agents. Others who officially pay for a tag, which was originally initiated by the truck owners association as a means of controlling traffic at the onset of the gridlock caused by failed portions of the roads, are made to wait on queue for over a week. ....
Nigeria: Ports Road Gridlock - Reactions As Lagos Govt Plans Takeover From Presidential Taskforce allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The governor had on Tuesday embarked on an unplanned fact-finding visit to Apapa in Lagos to ascertain the causes of incessant gridlock on roads leading to the seaports. It was the fourth time Governor Sanwo-Olu and members of the State cabinet would be visiting Apapa over traffic congestion, which has impacted negatively on businesses and lives in the environ. The blame game While the Governor physically assessed the complexity of the situation that allowed heavy-duty trucks to clog up the access roads, a blame game ensued between stakeholders operating within and around the Apapa seaports. The Committee of Freight Forwarders and Maritime Truckers (COFFAMAT) blamed the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) officials, Presidential Taskforce on Port Decongestion and the police for the corruption that allowed truck drivers to park indiscriminately on the road, while the Council of Maritime Transport Union and Association (COMTUA) absolved the police and the Taskforce, accusi ....