DAPPMAN, Lagos to Expand Capacity of Tankers Parking lot

Tank farm owners and other stakeholders in the downstream sector of the economy are to work out an agreement that will see them partner Lagos State in the construction of the second phase of the petroleum tanker parking lot at Orile-Iganmu, aimed at finding some solution to the challenges of indiscriminate parking of tankers on bridges and roads within Lagos.

The state government, together with the stakeholders, is looking to increasing the capacity of the tanker holding bay from its current 350 trucks to about 1,000 trucks.
A greater part of the phase one of the tanker parking lot has been taken over by the construction of the light rail system ongoing in that corridor.

The stakeholders are also to re-strengthen the call-up system that allows only a certain number of tankers with valid papers of authority to load fuel, to enter into Apapa at a given time, and this is to be enforced by the state task force and other security personnel.

These were the fallouts of the meeting between Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers’ Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) at the State House, Ikeja, on Wednesday.
Ambode had also last month met with other stakeholders, including the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), and Association of Maritime Trucks Owners (AMATO), in his search for a lasting solution to the gridlock in Apapa in particular, and other parts of the state metropolis.

“What is important now is to make sure there is easy and motorable access to Apapa. Our joint task force has been given the directive to make sure tankers and trucks do not constitute nuisance.