Automobile dealers have commended the Lagos State Government for the directive to evacuate trucks and other articulated vehicles from the Apapa Oshodi expressway in Lagos, saying that it will bring back smiles to the faces of buyers and sellers.
The imported fairly used vehicle traders also expresses optimism that should the tankers eventually leave the expressway, business activities will receive a major boost once again.
The operators also said that the state government directive is a welcome development.
Automobile dealers have commended the Lagos State Government for the directive to evacuate trucks and other articulated vehicles from the Apapa Oshodi expressway in Lagos, saying that it will bring back smiles to the faces of buyers and sellers.
The imported fairly used vehicle traders also expresses optimism that should the tankers eventually leave the expressway, business activities will receive a major boost once again.
The operators also said that the state government directive is a welcome development.
Speaking with Auto Port Weekly, last week Thursday, a dealer; Francis Offor said that some of the dealers were already making moves to relocate their businesses away from the expressway before the state government came to their rescue, last Wednesday.
The vehicle merchant noted that there is need for government to put a stop to the gridlock being experienced along the road stressing that business are affected due to the chaotic traffic gridlock.
He added that some of the dealers have already relocated their vehicles away from the various parks.
Offor said they have moved to places like Festac town, Badagry, stating that the Lekki /Ajah area is currently attracting dealers of vehicles in large numbers due to the Apapa traffic gridlock.
On his part Mr. Anthony Okoronkwo appealed to the government “to enforce strict compliance to the directive banning tankers waiting to lift products from the tank farms or depots, because their presence is a major threat to our business”.
Okoronkwo also maintained that "the tanker owners are powerful Nigerians and we can only pray for the state government to make sure that the truck drivers conduct themselves well whenever coming to this area to lift petroleum product"
It would be recalled that the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation; Kayode Opeifa had on Wednesday last week ordered tankers and trucks to vacate bridges and roads with an 48 hours ultimatum.
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