President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the Apapa gridlock be cleared up immediately.
He also ordered the immediate removal of all trucks from the bridges and roads within Apapa and all adjoining streets leading to the area.
Referred to as the gateway to the nation’s economy due to citing of ports and terminals there, Apapa has been known for gridlock which has crippled commercial activities.
Efforts of different governments to contain the situation have not yielded the desired result.
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But in a series of tweets on Wednesday, the presidency gave truck operators and drivers 72 hours to vacate access roads to the port.
NOTICE: A Presidential directive has been issued for the immediate clearing up of the Apapa gridlock and the restoration of law and order to Apapa and its environs within 2 weeks.
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 22, 2019
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The directive mandates the immediate removal of all trucks from the bridges and roads within Apapa and all adjoining streets leading into the Apapa axis.
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 22, 2019
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To facilitate this important assignment, operators of trucks and tankers have also been directed to vacate the Port Access Roads within the next 72 hours.
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 22, 2019
This directive follows an emergency meeting convened by President @MBuhari and chaired by Vice President @ProfOsinbajo on the 25th of April, 2019.
Advertisement— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 22, 2019
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The meeting proffered lasting solutions to the gridlock around the Lagos Ports, as the traffic congestion has continued to restrict all operations and livelihood in the area.
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 22, 2019
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Consequently, a Presidential Taskforce, chaired by Vice President @ProfOsinbajo was established to restore law and order to the area within 2 weeks.
Advertisement— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 22, 2019
The Taskforce, which will report directly to the President, has included on its Terms of Reference the development of an efficient and effective management plan for the entire port area traffic, including the cargo, fuel distribution and business district traffic; …
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 22, 2019
… enforcing the permanent removal of all stationary trucks on the highway, and the development of an effective manual truck call-up system, pending the introduction of the electronic truck call-up system.
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 22, 2019
On Monday, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, incoming governor of Lagos, listed clearing of Apapa gridlock as one of his priorities.
He promised to end the traffic congestion in Apapa within his first two months in office.
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