Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has directed the commencement of a 72-hour joint operation to restore order around Apapa and environs after activities of truck drivers had caused traffic gridlock and made vehicular movement around the axis near impossible over the past few days.

Prof. Osinbajo who made an unscheduled stop at Apapa Port area on Friday for an on-the-spot assessment of the traffic gridlock, directed authorities concerned to restore sanity on the express way, and for the Ministry  Department and Agencies (MDAs) to speed up the decongestion of the port.

According to the Vice President’s directive, the operation will be carried out by a collaborative efforts of the Police, Nigeria Navy, Nigeria Army, the Nigeria Air Force, FRSC and the NSCDC, LASTMA, LASEMA, Container truck drivers, National Association of Road Transport Owners, NUPENG, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria .

Osinbajo landed first at the Tin Can Island park, flown in by a Nigerian Navy chopper, and accompanied by the Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and senior Naval and Police officers.

More: https://hi247.com.ng/2018/07/20/vp-osinbajo-orders-3-days-joint-operation-to-clear-apapa-traffic-gridlock/

Good move

Thass wha I call leadership!!!

Rubbish....arm chair reactive leadership is not is needed in 21st century....

Do we need to keep hearing Order this or Order that for Government Agencies to do their work?

Why is Lagos ports super congested?

Do we have other ports in Nigeria that they can get working to solve this problem parmeanetly?

What is both the short and long term solution to this?