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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Lagos State Government has ordered all tankers and trailers to stop the indiscriminate parking along the Cele bus stop inward Tin Can Port axis.<\/p>\n

A statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, said the move followed the need to address the ongoing congestion on the roads in the areas.<\/p>\n

The statement said the directive underscored the commitment of the state government to ensuring the smooth flow of traffic and minimising disruptions caused by the persistent presence of these heavy-duty vehicles in the specified location.<\/p>\n

Giwa stated that the order aims to enhance the overall mobility experience for residents and commuters in the affected area.<\/p>\n

Giwa emphasised the importance of a clear and unobstructed road network, urging tanker and trailer drivers to comply with this directive or be sanctioned in line with the Lagos State Transport Reform Law.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Lagos State Government has ordered all tankers and trailers to stop the indiscriminate parking along the Cele bus stop inward Tin Can Port axis. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, said the move followed the need to address the ongoing congestion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":104731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[1570,2140,206,254,12224],"class_list":["post-104732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-lagos","tag-nigeria","tag-tankers"],"yoast_head":"\nGovt orders tankers to evacuate Lagos highway, port axis - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Lagos State Government has ordered all tankers and trailers to stop the indiscriminate parking along the Cele bus st ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt orders tankers to evacuate Lagos highway, port axis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Lagos State Government has ordered all tankers and trailers to stop the indiscriminate parking along the Cele bus st ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-20T20:53:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-20T23:26:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703098178.383152.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Govt orders tankers to evacuate Lagos highway, port axis\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-20T20:53:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-20T23:26:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis\"},\"wordCount\":167,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703098178.383152.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Nigeria\",\"Lagos\",\"Nigeria\",\"tankers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-orders-tankers-to-evacuate-lagos-highway-port-axis\",\"name\":\"Govt orders tankers to evacuate Lagos highway, port axis - 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