The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and
Natural Gas Workers has appealed to the Lagos State Government to help in the
rehabilitation of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Truck Park at Orile.
Mr Tayo Aboyeji, Chairman, NUPENG
Lagos, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
on Saturday.
Aboyeji said that the development
of the Orile Park would bring a permanent solution to all traffic problems being
experienced in the Apapa Port area and decongest the Apapa Wharf area.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had
issued a 72-hour ultimatum to truck drivers, who park along Apapa, Lagos road
to vacate.
President Buhari noted that the
directive would help in clearing the Apapa gridlock and help in restoring law
and order to Apapa and its environs.
“NUPENG is absolutely in support
of the cleanup of Apapa gridlock. We
equally support all the measures put in place by Presidential Taskforce to free
Apapa gridlock.
“The park will contain about 6,000
trucks when completed in the ongoing rehabilitation by Lagos State Government.
“We (tanker drivers) have not been
part of the problem but we shall cooperate with whatever measures are put in
place by government,’’ Aboyeji said.
Aboyeji urged the Presidential
Taskforce to disband all checking points initiated by security agents to allow
free flow of traffic.
He said that NUPENG would not
condone any act of extortion from all illegal checking points on Apapa routes.
It was also reported that notice
issued by the President reads, “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 two weeks.
“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.
“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.
“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.’’
A Presidential Taskforce, chaired
by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was established to ensure the restoration of
law and order to the area within two weeks.
(NAN)
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