The Lagos State Government and transport unions have agreed on a new N10,000 enforcement fee for the electronic call-up system for trucks operating along the Lekki-Epe Corridor.
This followed a high-level meeting held yesterday at the Dangote Refinery facilitated by the Lagos State Government and Dangote Industries Limited.
However, enforcement of the system will commence August 1, 2025.
It would be recalled that petroleum marketers and truck owners had temporarily halted products lifting at Dangote Refinery and Lekki Seaport following the Lagos State government’s enforcement of N12,500 e-call-up levy on trucks operating along the Lekki-Epe corridor.
Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) had staged a peaceful demonstration, withdrawing haulage and fuel trucks from the corridor in rejection of what they describe as an “Exploitative, ill-timed, and burdensome” policy.
Daily Trust reports that the Lekki-Epe corridor plays a strategic role in supplying petroleum products, particularly with the presence of the massive Dangote Refinery and associated facilities.
It would be recalled that the Lagos State Government had introduced the Electronic Call Up System to manage traffic in the corridor. However, they are being required to pay N12,500 per truck.
However, the meeting held yesterday resolved the lingering controversies with stakeholders agreeing on the newly introduced N10,000.
According to the communique issued yesterday, stakeholders agreed on the enforcement of the N10,000 fees.
Those who signed the communiqué included Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Seun Osiyemi; President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Mr. Williams Akporcha; President of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Alhaji Yusuf Othman, among others.
“The Lagos State Government and other stakeholders have agreed on an enforcement fee of N10,000 for electronic call-up for trucks on the Lekki-Epe corridor.
SOURCE: dailytrust.com.ng