Truck
drivers have yet to comply with the Lagos State government’s order
restricting movement of trailers and long vehicles on roads between 6.00
a.m. and 9.00 p.m.
This development came as another container fell off an articulated vehicle in the Obanikoro area along the ever busy Ikorodu Road on Wednesday.
Despite the government's directive, the drivers were seen along Ikotun Egbe Road and Cele areas, plying the roads during the hours with green leaves in front and rear of their trucks and trailers.
A resident of NNPC at Iyana Ejigbo, John Isola, said government needed to do more in terms of enforcement, but on the other hand, if tanker drivers go on strike and refused to convey fuel, government may be constrained to negotiate with them.
He said, “These people (truck drivers) will never listen unless government actually gets tough on them. They are reckless and daring. They don’t have values for human lives at all. Don't be surprised to see government returning to beg them if they decide not to work for one week."
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Oluseyi Whenu, had said on Sunday such movement contravened Section 2 (i) (ii) of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law and vowed that erring drivers would be summarily dealt with.
This development came as another container fell off an articulated vehicle in the Obanikoro area along the ever busy Ikorodu Road on Wednesday.
Despite the government's directive, the drivers were seen along Ikotun Egbe Road and Cele areas, plying the roads during the hours with green leaves in front and rear of their trucks and trailers.
A resident of NNPC at Iyana Ejigbo, John Isola, said government needed to do more in terms of enforcement, but on the other hand, if tanker drivers go on strike and refused to convey fuel, government may be constrained to negotiate with them.
He said, “These people (truck drivers) will never listen unless government actually gets tough on them. They are reckless and daring. They don’t have values for human lives at all. Don't be surprised to see government returning to beg them if they decide not to work for one week."
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Oluseyi Whenu, had said on Sunday such movement contravened Section 2 (i) (ii) of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law and vowed that erring drivers would be summarily dealt with.
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