By CHIAZO OGBOLU

The Lagos State Government is set to intensify its enforcement efforts along the Apapa and Lekki Port corridors following recent feedback and an assessment of the traffic situation in the two areas.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.

Giwa in a strategic meeting at the Ministry of Transportation, Alausa, disclosed that gaps were identified in the current enforcement process, necessitating a re-jig of the strategy.

“The ministry will deploy more traffic management personnel to the Lekki Port corridor to strengthen truckers’ compliance with the E-Call-Up system.

“We will ensure the seamless movement of articulated trucks in and out of the ports,” he said.

The special adviser also assured that the ministry has scheduled the implementation of the improved enforcement strategy, urging officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to remain committed to the diligent discharge of their duties.

The statement also quoted the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation, Mr Olawale Musa, as saying that a shift schedule of duty would be deployed for LASTMA officers on both corridors.

Musa that this would ensure their presence at all-time while those found underperforming would be redeployed immediately.

The permanent secretary warned all operators of illegal parks around the two ports area to comply with the state’s operational guidelines.

“All stakeholders should voluntarily comply with the e-call-up system to minimise congestion along the port corridors.

“Subsequent pleas for clemency from violators after enforcement will not be entertained,” he said.

In attendance at the strategy meeting are; the General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, LASTMA, Director Operations, LASTMA Controllers, Commanders Zebras and other senior officers in charge of the two corridors. (NAN)