Residents under the Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) have raised the alarm over alleged attempts to sabotage the newly reintroduced electronic call-up system for tankers and articulated trucks along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State.
In a statement jointly signed by LERSA President Sulyman Bello and Chairman of its Communications Committee, Yomi Benson, the association said the digital scheduling initiative, which commenced on Monday, is a vital step toward restoring order and sanity to the corridor.
LERSA maintained that the e-call-up system is designed to regulate the movement of articulated vehicles and prevent a recurrence of the notorious Apapa-style traffic gridlock that once paralyzed economic activities.
“Unregulated trucking has made life a nightmare for thousands of residents on the Lekki Peninsula,” the statement read. “Children have spent up to seven hours in traffic just to get to school. There have been frequent accidents, severe air pollution, and significant financial losses.”
The group urged all stakeholders, including government agencies and truck operators, to support the initiative rather than undermine it for personal or political gains.
They also called on Lagos State authorities to ensure strict enforcement and transparency in the system’s deployment, warning that any failure to sustain it would have dire social and economic consequences for the region.
