Trucker associations operating within the Nation's port industry have warned that if the beginning of the electronic call system along the Lekk-Epe transport corridor is intended for the generation of income, the truckers could be forced to increase the cost of transport or withdraw their services from the $ 1.5 billion deep waters and the states of $ 19 billion billion billion billion billion. Axis de Lekki of Axis of Lages.
Remember that the Government of the State of Lagos had announced the beginning of the application of the electronic call system within the Lekk-Epe axis as of today (Monday).
Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune exclusively about the application of the so -called electronics, the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (Amato) warned that the application of the so -called electronic regime will only succeed if it is not oriented to the generation of income.
According to the president of Amato, Chief Remi Ogungbemi: “In view of the following increases around the Lekki-Epe corridor that includes:- Infrastructure, vehicle movements, etc. of the population, the electronic system of admission of trucks in the area is the best, but it should not be used as an avenue for the generation of income, but must be used to guarantee the sanity and order of the order of the order in the cost of the order.
“If any cost is going to be attached, truckers should not be assumed by truckers, but the industries to which trucks are attending.
“Industries such as the port of Lekki, the Dangote Petrochemistry Refinery and others should support the cost of the electronic call system because they are supposed to make provisions for trucks that lead them, as well as the way in which restaurants provide parking spaces for their customers.”
Also speaking, another truck driver and member of the Association of Maritime Truck Drivers (MTDA) who would not want his printed name explained that forcing the truck drivers to pay for the electronic call in the Lekki-Epe corridor can lead to an increase in the cost of the truck drivers or the protest for the truck drivers.
“To begin, the operators of the Electronic System in Lekki and the APAPA are two different bodies. By involvement, a truck will pay for the call to load in APAPA and will also pay the same in the companies or the terminal in Lekki. This may not be acceptable.
“The congestion in Lekki needs government intervention, but not for truckers or oil drivers for oil companies to pay the lack of what it does.
“If this problem is not well administered by the government of the state of Lagos, it could lead to the withdrawal of services by truck drivers around the Lekki axis.”
In a related development, the Government of the State of Lagos supported the application of the electronic call system, revealing that between 360 and 400 trucks they currently use the Lekki-Epe axis daily.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the Ministry of Transportation of the State of Lagos, the Ministry declared that the application of an E-Call Up system promoted by technology as of Monday, June 16, 2025 is due to the growing traffic pressure caused by the growing volume of articulated trucks along the Lekki EPE corridor.
The Transportation Commissioner of the State of Lagos, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, who was summoned in the statement, explained that the increase in the number of trucks carried out by the axis required the introduction of the so -called electronic system.
“We currently have between 360 and 400 trucks that operate daily in the corridor, but the projections show that the number could significantly NSE, with refinery dangote only capable of sending 3,000 to 4,000 trucks once the operations reach full capacity,” he said.
He also explained that the E-Call UP system is designed to avoid chaos on roads by regulating truck movements using a structured programming frame, indicating that under the new regime, truck operators must register online and load their authority to load (ATL) documents.
Mr. Osiyemi mentioned that only validated and clear trucks will be granted access to designated truck parks, where they will expect an electronic call notification before continuing with their load destinations, emphasizing that the process aimed at reducing illegal parking, improving traffic flow, improving safety and safety on the road on the road along the busy Corndor.
The commissioner said that the initiative marks another bold step of the state government in its commitment to transform transport and logistics management in lakes, especially in rapid growth centers such as the Lekki-Epe axis.
He reiterated the need for voluntary compliance by all interested parties.