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Oshodi-Apapa: You can't evict us, truck drivers, touts dare Sanwo-Olu

*Situation worsens despite intervention ==Touts return as Police, LASTMA look on lLagos summons stakeholders’ meetinglGridlock worsens  DESPITE the ultimatum by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State ordering  sanity along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, truck drivers and touts, yesterday, dared the governor to evict them. It will be recalled that Governor Sanwo-Olu, last Friday, carried out an inspection tour of the axis with an ultimatum to the truckers to vacate the road or face the consequences. Despite the partial compliance on Monday, the traffic situation has worsened as touts returned to the Mile-2 axis unchallenged by the Police and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA. The truck drivers, who claimed to have settled everyone involved in the traffic management along the route, are daring the Lagos State government to address the problem by tackling the root cause and other contributory factors, adding that truck drivers are human beings too.    ...