shippingposition
  • Home
  • News
  • Editorial
    • Vox Pop
  • Maritime safety
  • Oil and Gas
  • Personality
  • Health
No Result
View All Result
shippingposition

Home » Container Trucks Resurface on Creek Road, Apapa

Container Trucks Resurface on Creek Road, Apapa

by Joshua
June 1, 2012
in Uncategorized

Less than one month after the Federal Government; through the Presidential Monitoring Committee on Port Reforms in collaboration with the Lagos State Government restored sanity to the notorious Apapa traffic by removing container trucks, tankers and articulated trucks from the road, there are fears that the truck drivers may have discountenanced the order as they have returned to parking on the access road.

Less than one month after the Federal Government; through the Presidential Monitoring Committee on Port Reforms in collaboration with the Lagos State Government restored sanity to the notorious Apapa traffic by removing container trucks, tankers and articulated trucks from the road, there are fears that the truck drivers may have discountenanced the order as they have returned to parking on the access road.
Investigations conducted by Shipping Position Daily at the Creek Road end of Apapa revealed that, right from the Lagos Port Complex, down to popular warehouse roundabout, the road has been occupied by container trucks that are expecting to take delivery of consignments from the port.
Our correspondent who visited Creek Road in Apapa Lagos counted not less than 105 container trucks lining up and blocking the access road last week Thursday.
Already, drivers of the container trucks have started complaining about the long wait they are made to experience daily in the name of picking up consignments.
One of the drivers who spoke with Shipping Position Daily blamed the government for lack of sustainability after a successful move in ensuring free flow of traffic on the port access roads. He advised that concerted effort should be made by the government in ensuring that they control the situation before it returns back fully to the old days.
According to him, business around Apapa has improved since the evacuation of the trucks from the expressway was effected by the government last month.
The driver noted that movement of container trucks in and out of the ports has improved tremendously in the last few weeks, but added that it experienced a lull throughout last week.
‘’The whole thing started on Monday as some trucks were seen on this road which had been free for some weeks now and the flow of traffic in and out of the port has improved because we saw a situation whereby we do not spend up to three hours to drop or to pick up any consignment from the port’’.
‘’I believe it is never too late for the government to put the right personnel on the road to  address and arrest what is on ground before the situation gets worse’’ ,the driver lamented.
‘’I must say that I blame the government for the re-emergence  of these truck on the road,  but I still believe that the officials of the government will swing into action very soon but it is wrong on their part for them not to be on ground to arrest the situation’’.
A bus driver who simply identified himself as Samuel Efosa also complained that, for about a month, commercial drivers have been moving in and out of Creek Road to pick passengers without traffic or presence of laden trucks until now.
Efosa said that long queue of trucks are now visible in other roads in Apapa community.


Related Posts

Meningitis: Death Toll In Kebbi Hits 56 – Govt 

Meningitis: Death Toll In Kebbi Hits 56 – Govt 

March 24, 2025
Navy Rescues 8 Police Officers,1 Civilian From Boat Accident In Bayelsa

Navy Rescues 8 Police Officers,1 Civilian From Boat Accident In Bayelsa

January 8, 2025
PHOTO NEWS: SIFAX Thanksgiving and Night of Praise 2.0

PHOTO NEWS: SIFAX Group Thanksgiving and Night of Praise 2.0

December 18, 2024
NEPC Frowns at $480m Expenditure on Importation of 3m Tonnes of Rice Importation

Eastern Ports Set for Boost in Investments as Dantsoho Tours Onne and Rivers Port Complexes

December 6, 2024

Discussion about this post

Latest News

NPA Targets N1.28 Trillion Revenue In 2025

NPA Targets N1.28 Trillion Revenue In 2025

June 24, 2025

Customs Proposes N1.13 Trn For Its 2025 Operation

After Eno’s Defection, NYCN Urges Tinubu To Actualise Ibom Deep Seaport Project

Railway Police Arrest Alleged Vandals In Ilorin, Kano, Gombe

OMT Makes History as First LNG-Powered Container Ship Berths in West Africa

APFFLON Congratulates CG Adewale, Calls for Two-Year License Validity for Freight Forwarders

AfCFTA SHOCKER: Nigeria’s First Kenya-Bound AfCFTA Cargo Spends 50 Days To Destination 

ENL Debunks Ship Fire Report At Apapa Terminal     

Lekki Tanker Drivers Defy E-Call Up System, Abandon Seven Fully Equipped Parks Over Fee Dispute 

India, China, US Dominate Nigeria’s Foreign Trade In Q1 2025 As Trade Surplus Hits ₦5.17trn   

‘Freight Forwarders Deserve Share of CVFF’ — ANLCA Chieftain Makes Case As FG Targets August Disbursement     

FG Donates 1000 Life Jackets To Residents Of Kwara, Says Boat Mishap Avoidable     

kindly like our Facebook page

Health

Why Prostate Disorder Cases Are Increasing Among Nigerian Men – Experts
Health

Why Prostate Disorder Cases Are Increasing Among Nigerian Men – Experts

June 1, 2025

Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, has raised the alarm over the increasing number of men...

20m Nigerians Live With Mental Health Issues, Says WHO

20m Nigerians Live With Mental Health Issues, Says WHO

June 1, 2025
Health Facts You Didn’t Know

How Your Habit Affects Fertility

May 19, 2025
Fruits For Raining Season

Fruits For Raining Season

May 19, 2025
See Mental Illness Like Other Treatable Diseases – Says Suicide Survivor

Health Facts You Didn’t Know

May 19, 2025
Alligator Pepper: Benefits, FAQ, Side Effects, & Warning

Alligator Pepper: Benefits, FAQ, Side Effects, & Warning

April 28, 2025
Water And Health: The Relationship That Helps Life

Water And Health: The Relationship That Helps Life

April 28, 2025
Some Truths and Myths About Agbo Herbal Concoction

Some Truths and Myths About Agbo Herbal Concoction

April 21, 2025
The Malaise Of Misuse of Antibiotics

The Malaise Of Misuse of Antibiotics

April 14, 2025
Urologist Debunks Breast-Cancer Prevention Myth

Urologist Debunks Breast-Cancer Prevention Myth

April 14, 2025

© 2021 Shippingposition

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Terms

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Coast To Coast
  • Oil and Gas
  • Maritime Education
  • The Terminals
  • Maritime safety

© 2021 Shippingposition