The Lagos State Government has begun a process to regulate the activities of major and independent petroleum marketers in traffic-heavy areas, along major roads, in the state.
The state’s free flow of traffic has continued to be hampered by a nationwide fuel shortage, so the measure has become necessary.
“The move becomes imperative in order to check indiscriminate activities of motorists queuing up to buy petroleum products who frequently park carelessly on the roads and bridges, thus impeding the free flow of traffic,” Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, Commissioner for Transportation, stated in a statement.
He added that filling stations owned by major and independent petroleum marketers that are located on major highways or in traffic-prone areas will no longer be permitted to operate between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. pm every day, pending the resolution of the fuel shortage crisis.
Oladeinde went on to say that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, or LASTMA, the Vehicle Inspection Service, or VIS, the Transport Operations Compliance Unit, or TOCU, and other law enforcement agencies have been given the responsibility of making sure that traffic flows smoothly throughout the state and warning all major and independent petroleum marketers to follow the instructions or face punishment.
