Lagos State Govt Reconstitutes Apapa Traffic Management Team

 

In a bid to consolidate the gains of improved traffic flow being witnessed in the Apapa axis, the Lagos State Government today re-constituted and inaugurated Apapa Special Traffic Management Team to effectively tackle gridlock in the Mile 2/Tincan axis.

 

Addressing the newly inaugurated Committee Members at the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, who is also the Chairman of the Team, Hon. Sola Giwa explained that the focus of the committee is to eliminate gridlock on the Mile 2/Tincan axis and to sustain the 80% success recorded on Apapa traffic reduction in line with the Governor’s promise to resolve traffic challenges in Apapa and its environs.

 

Giwa further stated that the task assigned must be carried out with utmost integrity as the Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu aims to replicate the success recorded at the Apapa axis by focusing more on the Mile 2/Tincan corridor to ensure improved traffic flow in the affected areas, adding that the team is poised to deliver on the task assigned to them, with the full cooperation of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

 

The Special Adviser also revealed that the team will work in line with its mapped-out Modus Operandi to address the gridlock challenge on the aforementioned corridor through strategic planning and operations.

 

Speaking on behalf of other committee members, the General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bolaji Oreagba assured that the team will consolidate on its previous achievements in Apapa, saying that they will execute their tasks diligently.

 

The reconstituted Apapa Special Traffic Management Team includes the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa as Chairman; the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Intelligence, Mr. Ayo Laurent as Vice Chairman and General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba.

 

Others are Mr. Monsuru Akerele, Mr. Adekoya Joseph, Mr. Hassan Waheed and Mr. Hassan Oladeinde..