After consultations with major stakeholders, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday unveiled measures “critical to the effective management of the traffic situation around the Apapa Area of Lagos State.
According to NPA, with effect from November 23, 2017, all shipping companies MUST house their empty trucks at their holding bays outside of the port location pending the time for vessel loading.
Other measures include:
“Trucks called up to access the port MUST maintain a single lane profile as designated by new Traffic Management/Enforcement Team, comprising The Nigerian Police, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA), the Nigerian Navy, the National Civil Defence Corps and NPA Security
“Tramping trucks milling around in search of customers within the Port Area will be impounded by the inter-agency Traffic Management/Enforcement Team and dealt with in accordance with the law.
“The Authority, as part of its commitment to the decongestion of traffic in the Apapa area, will advertise for the licensing of trailer parks as a way of creating holding bay facilities for truckers.
“In addition, the NPA will deploy an effective call-up system which will link the Port gate with the trailer parks facility and as such, trucks will only be called up at the appropriate time.
The Authority also reiterates its commitment to the Federal Government policy on ease of doing business and “will employ every legal means to ensure that there is sanity on the roads leading to the ports”.
Photo Caption: (FROM LEFT- RIGHT): MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY( NPA), HADIZA BALA USMAN AND THE SNR.SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON INDUSTRY, TRADE & INVESTMENT, OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, DR. ODUWOLE JUMOKE , AFTER THE STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON MEASURES TO EASE APAPA GRIDLOCK, AT THE NPA HEADQUARTERS, ON FRIDAY.
