The Federal and Lagos State Governments have re-committed themselves to working together to solve the perennial traffic jam in the Apapa area of Lagos.
The commitment was given when the Senate Committee on Marine Transport paid a courtesy call on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House, Marina.
Leading the Senate Committee on Marine Transport to Lagos, the Chairman of the Committee and former Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State Assembly, Senator Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni said the majority of maritime agencies were domiciled in the state and that most of the maritime revenue were also from the state necessitating the committee’s visit.
He urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to fulfill his promise to complete the automated trailer call log project to ease traffic in the port access area.
Senator Eshinlokun-Sanni also called on the governor to address the problem of ocean surges in some of the coastal communities in the Lekki-Ajah corridor.
Responding to the requests of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Governor Sanwo-Olu said Lagos being the former federal capital with huge aquatic resources, had the burden of providing home to the majority of the maritime agencies under the purview of the committee.
The governor said the committee’s responsibility was key to national development.
While pledging his support for the work of the committee, Governor Sanwo-Olu appealed to the federal government to help the state in building more trailer parks.
Governor Sanwo-Olu called for efforts to reduce bottlenecks in the doing of business to increase revenue for the government and to create wealth for individuals.
The Senate Committee continued its oversight visits to maritime agencies in Lagos including the Nigerian Ports Authority, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, and the Shippers’ Council.