Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has directed the commencement of a 72-hour joint operation to restore order in Apapa and its environs after truck drivers had caused traffic gridlock and made vehicular movement impossible in Lagos. Osinbajo, who made an unscheduled stop at Apapa Port yesterday for an on-the-spot assessment of the traffic gridlock, directed authorities concerned to restore sanity on Apapa/Oshodi Expressway. He further urged Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) to speed up the decongestion of Apapa Port. According to the Vice President’s directive, the operation would be carried out by the Police, Nigeria Navy, Nigeria Army, the Nigeria Air Force, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corps ,NSCDC, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency ,LASTMA, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency ,LASEMA, Container truck drivers, National Association of Road Transport Owners, NURTW, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas ,NUPENG, and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria. Read more