Traffic: LASTMA Scolds Motorists Queuing up for Fuel

October 27, 2022
LASTMA fuel stations

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Motorists queuing up for fuel at the different filling stations in Lagos have been warned against causing traffic gridlock, thereby putting other road users under untold hardship.

This caution came from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), which expressed its displeasure over the development.

Queues resurfaced at the various petrol stations in the metropolis over the inability of fuel transporters to get the product across to independent marketers, causing some areas to experience the disruption of the free flow of vehicles.

While deploying more officers on traffic monitoring around filling stations across the state, the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said other road users should be considered by motorists who impede traffic flow.

He said the agency received reports of long queues around filling stations caused by motorists parking

indiscriminately and blocking roads while queuing to buy fuel.

The LASTMA described this as “disorderly behaviour,” saying the government will not tolerate such acts, imploring petrol marketers to ensure that their products are sold in an orderly manner that would not impede the free movement of other road users.

“The scarcity of fuel being experienced is not an excuse to block and impede traffic flow across Lagos. We want our roads to be free. We do not want fuel queues to constitute a burden for other road users in Lagos,” the General Manager stated.

He reiterated that efficient traffic management has remained crucial in the attainment of a seamless multi-modal transportation system in Lagos.

Modupe Gbadeyanka

Modupe Gbadeyanka is a fast-rising journalist with Business Post Nigeria. Her passion for journalism is amazing. She is willing to learn more with a view to becoming one of the best pen-pushers in Nigeria. Her role models are the duo of CNN's Richard Quest and Christiane Amanpour.

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