Hyginus Omeje, the Federal Road
Safety Corps (FRSC) sector commander in Lagos, says trucks and tankers parked
on Apapa road has powerful Nigerians for support.
Speaking to NAN on Saturday while
assessing the area, Omeje said that the traffic gridlock around Apapa Port may
linger for a while.
He said that his men were
handicapped to enforce traffic regulations that could lead to arrest and
prosecution of truck drivers.
He said most of the trucks and
tankers were owned by some powerful Nigerians who often used security
operatives to escort the vehicles to loading points through a one-way traffic.
“My officers often try to enforce
arrest and subsequent prosecution, but the culprits mostly go free after one
influential person calls from Abuja, demanding for the release of the impounded
vehicles,” he said.
“This is a daily occurrence that
has been impeding the operations of the FRSC in tackling the wharf access road
crisis.
“How do you expect the gridlock
to disappear when one cannot enforce traffic regulations and some people who
feel that their vehicles cannot be on the queue transgress the law with
impunity.”
According to him, the government
needs a strong political will to check the excesses of truck drivers.
“If regulations and prosecution
were to be implemented, the crisis will not have gotten to this
life-threatening state where drivers and motor boys die while waiting to load
or drop off containers at the port.”
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