The Lagos State Government said the rising traffic from articulated trucks on the Lekki-Epe corridor has prompted enforcement of a technology-based electronic call-up system.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation.
Osiyemi revealed that enforcement of the e-call-up system will begin from Monday, June 16, to manage truck movement in the affected corridor.
The Lekki-Epe axis hosts major investments including the Dangote Refinery, Lekki Deep Sea Port, and key oil and gas infrastructure.
Due to the presence of only one major exit route, Osiyemi noted that industrial growth has intensified congestion in the area.
He said urgent and proactive traffic management measures are required to address the worsening situation on the corridor.
According to him, 360 to 400 trucks currently operate daily, but this figure could increase significantly with full operations at the Dangote Refinery.
The refinery alone could dispatch between 3,000 and 4,000 trucks daily, Osiyemi said, highlighting the need for regulation.
He said the e-call-up system will help regulate truck movement through structured scheduling, reducing chaos on the roads.
“Truck operators will be required to register online and upload their Authority to Load (ATL) documents for verification.
“Only validated and cleared trucks will access designated parks, awaiting an electronic call-up notification before proceeding to their loading points,” he said.
This system, Osiyemi said, is designed to reduce illegal parking, improve traffic flow, and protect road infrastructure along the corridor.
The commissioner described the initiative as a bold step towards transforming logistics and transport management across Lagos, especially in fast-developing areas like Lekki-Epe.
Osiyemi called for voluntary compliance from all stakeholders to ensure the system’s success and reduce traffic challenges in the region.
However, tanker drivers in Lagos State say they will stop loading petroleum products on Monday, claiming they cannot afford N12,500 per truck for the E-Call Up system on the Lekki-Epe Corridor.
Recently, the Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, said the E-Call Up system was designed to regulate the movement of articulated vehicles and tankers accessing the corridor, thereby promoting orderly traffic flow and preventing the kind of gridlock previously experienced in the Apapa area.
However, the tanker drivers, under the aegis of the National Association of Road Transport Owners, said they could only pay N2, 500 per truck.
NARTO President, Yusuf Othman, said on Sunday that the association was still in talks with the Lagos State Government to allow its members to pay N2, 500 per truck instead of N12, 500.
“For now, we are still negotiating with the Lagos State Government. The N12, 500 is too high. We recommended N2, 500 from the beginning. Let’s see how it goes and if we can reach an amicable resolution. But if the government does not agree, our boys will not go and load tomorrow,” Othman said.
Reacting, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa, said the N12, 500 was not going into government coffers.
According to Musa, the money was for the use of the facility built for the drivers in the Lekki axis to avert gridlocks and environmental pollution.
He added that the facility was built by a private investor and said the union and the drivers should try to obey rules and regulations to prevent the Lekki-Epe corridor from turning into the old Apapa road.