Lagos constitutes special enforcement team for traffic gridlock at Apapa, environs

Emmanuel Akosile | ConsumerConnect

In a move to resolve the age-old traffic jam in and around Apapa area of the cosmopolitan state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the constitution of a Special Traffic Management and Enforcement Compliance Team.

The Lagos State Government (LASG), made the announcement in a statement via its official Web site Sunday, January 31, 2021, listed the members of the team as follows:

Hon. Toyin Fayinka (Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation);

Engr. Olajide Oduyoye (General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority LASTMA);

Hon. Sola Giwa (SSA to the Governor on Central Business Districts); and

Ayodeji Laurent: (SSA to the Governor on Political Security Intelligence).

Traffic gridlock in Apapa, Lagos State

The government explained the Special Traffic Management & Enforcement Compliance Team is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring zero tolerance of traffic offenders and a seamless traffic management system specifically designed to restore sanity in and around Apapa and create a cohesive system that would aid the resurgence of business activities and ensure that residents live in a conducive environment devoid of traffic-induced stress.

Sanwo-Olu noted the areas of coverage of the Team’s operations include:

Ikorodu Road to Oshodi – Mile 2 – Apapa

Ikorodu Road – Funsho Williams Avenue (Surulere) – Alaka – Iganmu – SIFAX – Ijora 7up – Apapa

Surulere – Alaka – Eko Bridge – Ijora Olopa – Ijora 7Up – Apapa.

In view of this development, it is expected that traffic within Apapa and its environs will be better managed by a team of dedicated LASTMA, FRSC, Police, and Intelligence Service Officers, stated the governor.

He said the Policemen from Area ‘B’ Police Command would tentatively provide security back-up for the team, pending the announcement of the new security architecture by the state government.

It is recalled the governor’s action followed his visit to Apapa and his pronouncement December 28, 2020, on the takeover of traffic management from the Presidential Task Team on the decongestion of Apapa gridlock.

Hon. Toyin Fayinka (Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation), who is Head of the new Special Traffic Management & Enforcement Compliance Team, and other members of the team, the statement added, are expected to work with the designated team of the Inspector-General of Police and collaborate with Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, and other members of Law Enforcement Agencies in and around Apapa to ensure success of the team’s assignment.

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