Lagos Intensifies Enforcement On Apapa, Lekki Port Corridors To Tackle Gridlock

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to intensify traffic enforcement along the Apapa and Lekki port corridors as part of efforts to address persistent congestion and improve the movement of articulated trucks in the areas.

The decision followed a strategy meeting convened by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, on Tuesday at the Ministry of Transportation in Alausa, where officials reviewed recent feedback and assessed the prevailing traffic situation around the two major port corridors.

Giwa said the assessment revealed gaps in the existing enforcement process, prompting the ministry to review and strengthen its strategy for managing traffic and ensuring compliance with established regulations.

According to him, additional traffic management personnel will be deployed to the Lekki Port corridor to improve compliance with the E-Call-Up system and facilitate the smooth movement of articulated trucks to and from the ports, including the Apapa axis.

He said the enhanced enforcement strategy had been scheduled for implementation, while urging officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, to remain committed to their responsibilities and maintain professionalism in the discharge of their duties.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa, said LASTMA would introduce a shift-based duty schedule for officers operating along the Apapa and Lekki corridors.

Musa explained that the arrangement was intended to ensure that traffic management personnel were available on the two corridors at all times. He added that officers found to be underperforming would be redeployed immediately.

The permanent secretary also directed operators of illegal parks around the two port areas to comply with the operational guidelines of the state government.

The government urged truck operators and other stakeholders to voluntarily comply with the E-Call-Up system, stressing that adherence to the process remained essential to reducing congestion and maintaining orderly traffic flow around the ports.

It further warned that pleas for clemency from violators after enforcement actions would not be entertained, signalling a tougher approach to non-compliance with traffic regulations along the affected corridors.

The meeting was attended by the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, and other officials of the Ministry of Transportation.