The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has called off its strike along the Lekki-Epe corridor following the Lagos State Government’s decision to engage in talks over the N12,500 E-Call Up fee imposed on truck operators using the route.

This development was confirmed in a letter signed by IPMAN’s National Secretary, Hon. James Terlunun Tor, and circulated to all zonal and depot unit chairmen.

The letter directed all members to suspend the industrial action and resume normal operations pending the outcome of ongoing negotiations with the government.

According to the letter dated June 17, 2025, the Lagos State Government agreed to hold a meeting with the National Executive Committee of IPMAN and the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners in response to concerns raised over the increased levy.

“The Lagos State Government has agreed to engage the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) for amicable settlement of the proposed N12,500.00 (Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Naira) levy.

“Sequel to the above, you are directed to suspend the strike action and resume normal work to allow time for amiable resolution,” the letter read in part.

The three unions commenced their boycott on Monday, June 16, 2025, to protest the reintroduction of the E-Call Up system on the Lekki-Epe corridor at an increased rate of N12,500 per truck.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria had cautioned that the Lagos State Government’s new N12,500 electronic call-up parking fee could lead to a rise in petrol pump prices.

IPMAN’s National Publicity Secretary, Chinedu Ukadike, made this known in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos.

Ukadike stated that stakeholders, including truck operators and petroleum marketers, had unanimously agreed at a recent meeting that reverting the fee to N2,500 was necessary to preserve stability within the industry.

The Lekki-Epe corridor, which hosts critical infrastructure such as the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Dangote Refinery, and major industrial estates, has seen a sharp increase in truck traffic and growing congestion.