Following the incessant gridlocks along the ports access routes, the President of the Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS), Rev. Jonathan Nicol, in collaboration with the management of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced measures to combat the ugly traffic situation being witnessed by motorists.
Nicol disclosed this during a courtesy call to the Managing Director, Apapa Bulk Terminal Limited, Capt. Mohammed Basir, on Thursday in Apapa.
Nicol said his association would meet the General Manager of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA), Babatunde Edu, on Tuesday to discuss on how to solve the traffic issues.
According to him, “We have made a blueprint, we will be discussing with LASTMA about how the Apapa road from Mile two, Tin Can to Apapa can be monitored to reduce the traffic situation on the road.”
He continued, “This is not a makeshift thing it is a regular thing that will be continued until we have workable roads in and around Apapa, so I believe we will have one of your officers in that meeting on how we can reel out how to tackle the problem of Apapa,” he said.
Also speaking, Capt. Basir said the Apapa situation is a priority that needed the attention of every stakeholder.
He added that the traffic situation would continue to affect businesses, stressing that it had affected the business of his own company adversely this year.
He said. “The Apapa gridlocks is top priority, flour mills was badly affected this year. We doubled our production to about 250, 000 bags a week but it was unfortunate that we are lucky to do 190, 000 bags.
“The shareholders are waiting for dividends, banks are waiting for their money but we have more to do because we are talking too much in this country.” He stressed.