Tanker drivers ordered to vacate Alaka and Eko bridges.

Tanker drivers in Lagos State have been requested to abandon the Alaka and Eko bridges. The legislature said their exercises were creating burdens for different drivers in the state.

The General Manager of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, Babatunde Edu, while driving a group of government authorities around the territory on Tuesday, said the activity likewise contradicted the state movement law.

He said,
“The areas are gradually becoming an eye sore; and if not properly managed, this situation can worsen to the level of lawlessness and indiscipline being witnessed daily in the Apapa area.

“This act of insensitivity has crippled the economy of the state and denied other people their right to livelihood.

“The government will ensure that every citizen has a right to the roads. These roads are not constructed only for articulated vehicles.”

Edu said the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority Law of 2007 restricted the driving of articulated vehicles, lorries, trailers and tankers on the BRT lite corridor between 11am and 4pm and between 11pm and 5pm.

He urged the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers to educate its members on the need for total compliance with the state road traffic law.