-As they embark on strike
Following the recent truck accident at the Ojuelegba Bridge last week, truck operators associations under the auspices of Joint Council of Seaport Truckers (JCOST) have blamed terminal operators for the accident.
JCOST is a fusion of Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Truck Terminal Users Association, Truck Drivers Unit (TDU) of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO).
Chairman of AMATO, Chief Remi Ogungbemi said the terminal operators do not posses necessary equipment for loading of containers on truck at the ports that is why containers fall frequently.
Ogungbemi pointed out that the government has failed to play its own role by providing suitable roads for their trucks to move and therefore should not lay the entire blame on the truck drivers alone.
He added that the recent container that fell at Ojuelegba could be as a result of the state of the bridge because according to him, the bridge is tilted and could have caused the falling of the container.
Meanwhile, Chairman of JCOST, Mr. Kayode Odunowo said that its members have decided to withdraw their services because the Lagos state directive will not only expose their members to dangers.
