Lagos state ejects 120 tankers from Oshodi-Apapa Expressway

The Lagos State Government yesterday began the enforcement of the 72-hour ultimatum given to tanker drivers parking on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway by ejecting 120 tankers from the road.

Commissioner for Transportation Kayode Opeifa led the ejection team, which comprised top government officials in the ministries of Transportation and The Environment; the State Task Force; the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Vehicle Inspection Officers’ (VIOs’) Park Monitoring Committee.

Opeifa said the exercise became necessary to checkmate the excesses of tanker drivers.
He said the exercise would be continuous and the government would not relent.

Opeifa urged motorists to inform the Ministry of Transportation of broken down or abandoned tankers and trucks on the road.

Lamenting that tanker drivers cause unnecessary traffic jams, and defecate on the road and in drains, he urged the Petroleum Tanker Drivers’ (PTD) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to call their members to order.
Opeifa called on the Ministry of Petroleum and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to ensure that only tankers that have been provided for are issued tickets to come to Lagos to load petroleum products.