The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to step up enforcement along the Apapa and Lekki port corridors to ensure truckers comply with the E-Call-Up system.

The decision followed recent feedback and an assessment of the traffic situation along the two corridors.

According to a statement by the Lagos State Government, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, disclosed this during a strategy meeting at the Ministry of Transportation in Alausa.

Giwa, who chaired the meeting, said the assessment identified gaps in the existing enforcement process, prompting the government to review and strengthen its strategy.

The meeting was attended by the General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Olalekan Bakare-Oki; the agency’s Director of Operations; controllers; Commanders Zebras; and other senior officers overseeing the two corridors.

Giwa said the ministry would deploy additional traffic management personnel to the Lekki Port corridor to improve truckers’ compliance with the E-Call-Up system and facilitate the smooth movement of articulated trucks into and out of the ports.

He also assured that the ministry had scheduled the implementation of the enhanced enforcement strategy, urging officers of the LASTMA to remain committed to the effective discharge of their duties.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa, said a shift system would be introduced for LASTMA officers along both corridors to ensure round-the-clock coverage.

Musa added that officers found to be underperforming would be redeployed immediately, while operators of illegal parks around the two ports were warned to comply with the state’s operational guidelines.

The state government urged stakeholders to comply with the E-Call-Up system as it strengthens enforcement along the two major port corridors.

The Lagos E-Call-Up system is a digital scheduling platform designed to regulate the movement, entry and parking of heavy-duty trucks and tankers, with the aim of reducing traffic congestion along major port and industrial corridors, including Apapa and the Lekki-Epe axis.

The state government disclosed in May that more than 28,000 trucks had been registered under the Lekki-Epe electronic call-up system introduced to regulate truck movement around the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Lekki Deep Sea Port and Lekki Free Zone corridor.

It added that about 11,000 transport operators had also registered under the initiative, which is aimed at preventing gridlock and traffic disorder along the rapidly expanding industrial corridor.

The Ministry of Transportation urged all stakeholders to voluntarily comply with the E-Call-Up system to minimise congestion along the port corridors.

The ministry warned that it would not entertain pleas for clemency from violators once enforcement begins.