The federal government of Nigeria has issued a presidential directive to clear Apapa Port congestion within two weeks, with an emergency clean-up of the Apapa gridlock.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports trucks and tankers are to vacate the port access roads within 72 hours beginning Wednesday morning, according to a statement by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President.
The statement 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 2 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.
“This directive follows an emergency meeting convened by President Muhammadu Buhari and chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on the 25th of April, 2019. 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.
