Oil cartels, tanker operators, enforcement agencies blamed for Apapa, Kirikiri gridlock

Oil cartels, independent petroleum marketers, tanker owners, drivers, transport unions and some enforcement agencies are accused of sustaining the perennial traffic gridlock in Lagos' Apapa and Kirikiri corridors, crippling businesses and disrupting daily life. Thousands of businesses and residents bear the economic and social costs of the persistent congestion. Petroleum distribution activities involving companies such as TotalEnergies, Conoil, Bovas Oil, Rahamaniyya, Obat Oil, Techno Oil, Aiteo, MRS Oil, Ardova, NIPCO, Integrated Oil & Gas, Folawiyo Energy, Matrix Energy, Eterna and Northwest Petroleum are at the center of the crisis. Stakeholders blame poor logistics planning, inadequate truck holding facilities, indiscriminate roadside parking, weak enforcement and corruption.