The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), South-West Zone, has ordered its members to halt operations along the Lekki-Epe corridor beginning Monday, June 16, 2025, in protest against the Lagos State Government’s E-Call-Up policy.
In a statement released on Sunday, the Zonal Chairman, Chief Oyewole Akanni, announced the boycott directive, citing unresolved concerns over what he described as an impending wave of “intimidation and harassment” linked to the rollout of the new electronic truck scheduling system.
According to Chief Akanni, the IPMAN national office had earlier instructed all members to suspend the deployment of fuel tankers to depots along the Lekki-Epe corridor starting Monday.
He explained that despite repeated engagements with relevant government stakeholders, no resolution had been reached, and the concerns raised by marketers and their partners—particularly the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO)—had been ignored.
“The state actor was bent on proceeding with the N12,500 E-Call-Up system on its own terms without allowing good reasoning, as suggested by IPMAN and NARTO, among others,” Akanni stated.
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Describing the move as a proactive measure to protect its members from operational risks and financial losses, Akanni declared a total pullout of IPMAN’s personnel from the affected route.
“In view of the aforementioned, and other germane concerns, the association advises all independent marketers to withdraw their depot representatives and truck drivers from the Lekki-Epe corridor from Monday, June 16, 2025, until otherwise advised,” the statement read.
“Please, be assured and guided that this and other actions that might follow are in the interests of our members and their businesses.”
The controversial E-Call-Up system, introduced by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, mandates petroleum product transporters to pay a N12,500 fee to schedule access to tank farms and loading depots within the Lekki Free Trade Zone. Marketers argue that the policy imposes an undue financial burden and could disrupt product distribution, especially amid ongoing fuel supply challenges across the country.
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