Lagos State Ministry of Transport on Tuesday warned tanker drivers against indiscriminate parking capable of impeding free flow of traffic along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.
The Commissioner of Transport, Prof. Bamidele Badejo, gave the warning when he visited the terminus of MRS Investment Company Ltd., Isolo.
He said that it had been noticed that the drivers indiscriminately parked their trucks outside the terminus, causing traffic jam.
“We do not have problem with whatever is going on in their terminus, but our concern is the spill-over that parking on the road causes to other road users.
“We are concerned about the challenges you are facing, hence our visit to educate, enlighten and give you a new orientation about the government policy,” Badejo said.
The Commissioner noted that lack of illumination at the terminus had turned the area into a black spot.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the terminus has capacity for 300 trucks, with a projected expansion to accommodate 500 others.
Badejo advised the drivers to patronise other terminals, instead of blocking the highways.
The Executive Officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Young Arebanme, urged the management of MRS to take strict control of its drivers.
Arebanme advised the company to send its drivers to the Lagos State Drivers Institute for proper training.
The Chief Security Officer of MRS, Mr. Yama Builama, expressed the company’s readiness to support the government in its efforts at curtailing the nuisance of drivers.
(NAN)
