Lagos State has suspended e-call-up enforcement for tankers on the Lekki-Epe route.
Epe Insights reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has temporarily suspended the enforcement of the e-call-up system for petroleum tanker operators along the Lekki-Epe corridor following a meeting with industry unions.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, where the ministry said the decision was made after discussions with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of NUPENG.
In the statement, the unions requested a suspension to allow further engagement with their members, promising to ensure parking compliance during this period.
The ministry, however, warned that enforcement would resume if the unions failed to uphold their commitment.
The statement read: “Rising from the meeting held at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State, the ministry yielded to the request of the union leaders (NUPENG, IPMAN, NARTO, and PTD) to suspend enforcement of the e-call-up system to allow them further engagement with their members.
“The union leaders promised to ensure parking compliance by their members while engagement meetings continue, and the ministry will resume enforcement in the event of a violation of this agreement.
“All parties agreed on the importance of the e-call-up system as the best solution for managing truck movement along the Lekki-Epe corridor.”
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, and the Permanent Secretary, Olawale Musa were in the meeting.
