trucks:Lagos suspends enforcement of e-call up at Lekki Epe

The Lagos State Government has suspended enforcement of its e-call-up system for truck movement on the Lekki-Epe corridor.

Mr Olawale Musa, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the enforcement was  to start on March 1.

The suspension was decided on at a meeting between representatives of the ministry  and  leaders of transport unions, according to Musa.

The unions are  Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, and Petroleum Tanker Drivers, a branch of NUPENG.

“Rising from the meeting which was held at the conference room of the Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State, the ministry yielded to the request of the union leaders to suspend enforcement of the e-call-up system to allow them further engagement with members of  their unions.

“The unions promised to ensure parking compliance by their members while the engagement is ongoing,” the permanent secretary stated.

He added that the union leaders and representatives of the ministry agreed that the ministry would carry out enforcement  in the event of violation of the agreement.

“All parties agreed with the importance of the e-call up system as the best solution for managing truck movement along Lekki-Epe corridor,” he said.

Accordi to him, the meeting was attended by the state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi

NAN reports that the technology-driven e-call-up system is meant to ensure seamless traffic flow on the corridor.

It was introduced in view of  large vehicular traffic being generated by trucks accessing the Lekki Deep Seaport, Lekki Free Zone, Dangote  Petroleum Refinery and  some other industries within the axis.