Breaking: FG orders taskforce to commence evacuation of trucks in Apapa.

The federal government has ordered the newly constituted Presidential Task Team on evacuation of trucks from highway in Apapa to commence enforcement with effect from today Sunday 26th May, 2019 .

The directive by the Federal government is to ensure that all stationary, immovable, accidented, incidented or wrongfully parked trucks are removed from all port access roads to a designated LASTMA impound yard.

According to the official twitter handle of the presidency @NGRPresident, perishable and Reefer containers; are to proceed directly to the port for services and delivery.

It further assigned Comrade Kayode Opeifa, a former Commissioner of tTransport in Lagos State to lead the Task Force Team, Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu would lead the Enforcement team.

Others are AC Bayo Suleiman to lead the Police team, while Traffic Management would be led by AD Bolaji Oreagba, it also assigned Hyginus Omeje the Traffic Safety Lead Sector command.

It stated that “If customer’s clearance is required; trucks are to approach the NPA

designated park for Customs clearance/release.

“Sided, Reefer, Silos, Arewa, Dangote, BUA, FMNL, Honeywell, Fish and Flat bed trucks approaching Port gate are to be given priority access based on their individual port terminal program, capacity and common access traffic management system

“Penalty fines, fees and charges to be imposed before release as per applicable Lagos State laws after undertaking by truck and consignment owner, RWC of Truck and a Presidential consent.

“All trucks approaching the ports are to be staged at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

accredited temporary Truck Parks for port access via Lilypond Terminal

“Trucks to access Port via manual NPA Call-up system as per NPA Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Port Truck Clearance Procedures,” the tweet read.