Presidency issues directive for the immediate clearing up of the Apapa gridlock

The Presidency has directed the immediate removal of all trucks from the bridges and roads within Apapa and all adjoining streets leading into the Apapa axis. The Presidency on Wednesday set up a task force headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to clear up the gridlock in Apapa and its environs within two weeks. The task force was set up as a result of a presidential directive, which ordered the removal of trucks on bridges and roads in Apapa as well as the restoration of law and order in that part of Lagos.

The directive was shared on the verified Twitter handle of the Government of Nigeria, @AsoRock. Part of the notice read, “The directive mandates the immediate removal of all trucks from the bridges and roads within Apapa and all adjoining streets leading into the Apapa axis. “To facilitate this important assignment, operators of trucks and tankers have also been directed to vacate the Port Access Roads within the next 72 hours.