The Lagos State Government on Thursday slammed members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) for disregarding the electronic call-up online booking system along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Speaking during a meeting held in Alausa, Ikeja, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, and the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mr Olawale Musa, said that the petroleum tanker drivers’ disregard for the online booking system of the electronic call-up scheme has resulted in trucks parking indiscriminately on the roads, thereby clogging the Lekki-Epe corridor and compromising the efficiency of the entire system.
‘NUPENG’s disregard for the online booking system has led to cash collections and trucks parking willy-nilly on the roads. This chaos is not only clogging the Lekki-Epe corridor but also compromising the efficiency of the entire system,’ Mr Osiyemi stated.
Reiterating the process of the e-call-up system, the Transportation Commissioner explained that trucks are required to undergo validation and clearance before entering designated parks – a simple process NUPENG appears to be sidestepping.
The Commissioner gave NUPENG a strict deadline of Monday, 10 November 2025, to comply with the e-call-up guidelines or face enforcement measures.
NUPENG officials, in their response, promised to engage their members to ensure compliance with the directive and address other issues raised.
Also in attendance at the meeting were officials of the e-call-up system and management staff of the Ministry of Transportation.