Oil cartels, tanker operators, enforcement agencies blamed for Apapa, Kirikiri gridlock

“Practical measures should include strengthening the electronic truck call-up system, expanding transit and holding bays, ensuring that only trucks with valid loading tickets are permitted into depot corridors, maintaining strict enforcement against indiscriminate parking, and continuously engaging transport operators and drivers on compliance with established traffic and safety protocols.”The situation contrasts sharply with developments around the Lekki Deep Sea Port, where dedicated truck parks and strict implementation of the Electronic Call-Up System have significantly improved truck movement and traffic management.

Although the downstream petroleum sector plays a critical role in ensuring the nationwide supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), diesel, aviation fuel and other petroleum products, stakeholders blamed poor logistics planning, inadequate truck holding facilities, indiscriminate roadside parking by tankers, weak enforcement and corruption for turning major roads into permanent truck parks.