Lagos task force clears container trucks
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what we are doing now are just palliative measures and we have to solve the problem from the source1 lagos state has deployed a task force of 2271 personnel of security agencies and other stakeholders to remove all container trucks and tankers parked along oshodi-apapa road1 the commissioner for transportation mr. ladi lawanson said on sunday that the task force was able to free the road from toyota to mile 2 in an operation which lasted for 72 hours between friday and sunday1 he added that governor akinwunmi ambode has extended the operation of the task force for another 48 hours while he would also host a meeting involving all the stakeholders in alausa on monday to come up with a lasting solution to the menace1 the governor will be meeting with the nigeria ports authority shippers council tank farm owners department of petroleum resources among others because that is where the problem is really emanating from1 tagged operation restore sanity on lagos roads the task force involved the police lagos state traffic management authority lastma lagos state emergency management agency lasema nigerian security and civil defence corps nscdc federal road safety corps frsc and nigerian military including army air force and the navy1 even though this is not within the governors jurisdiction but he is adopting a collaborative approach with these agencies of the federal government which are the root cause of the problem to look for a medium to long-term solutions in support of the palliative measure that the governor has started lawanson said1 the clearing operation by the task force also involved relevant unions within the maritime sector such as amalgamation of container truck owners association nigeria union of petroleum and natural gas workers nupeng nigeria association of road transport owners nato road trasnport employers association of nigeria rtean and association of maritime truck owners amato among others1 giving further details on the operation commissioner for information and strategy mr. kehinde bamigbetan said over 2000 articulated vehicles were removed from the road including oshodi-apapa expressway funsho williams avenue and mile 2-orile road and taken to seven designated holding bays1 he said the state government has also resolved to set up a mobile court within the axis to summarily deal with recalcitrant drivers of articulated vehicles who may want to draw back the recent gains recorded1 the state commissioner of police mr. edgal imohimi lagos sector commander federal road safety corp frsc hyginus omeje lasema general manager adeshina tiamiyu heads of military formations in lagos among others were part of the inspection tour to assess the operation1