Lagos ban does not affect petroleum tankers – NUPENG

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers NUPENG says petroleum tankers are not affected by the Lagos State Government daytime operational restriction.

Tokunbo Korodo, the South West Chairman of the union, told the Newsmen in Lagos that “the ban had nothing to do with petroleum tankers” stressing that the ban was to reduce incessant accident caused by articulated vehicles on Lagos State roads.

Korodo, states that petroleum tankers were not captured by the law, adding that they could deliver products to any destination any time.

You will agree with me that the state government had on September 6 restricted the movement of heavy duty vehicles within the metropolis to between 9pm and 6am adding that the government’s action followed the recent Ojuelegba trailer accident, which claimed three lives on September 3.

On his part, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Oluseyi Whenu, says the movement of articulated vehicles contravened Section 2 (i) and 2 (ii) of the Traffic Law.

Whenu states that government would henceforth impound vehicles and the owners fined whenever there was a breach of the restriction order.