LASWA issues ultimatum to illegal barge operators

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to illegal barge operators along the Mile 2 waterways.

Mr. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, the General Manager of LASWA, said that the authority discovered the illegal operations during a routine patrol.

He said; “LASWA has issued seven days notice to all barge operators in and around the Mile 2 Ferry Terminal to desist from the illegal obstruction of ferry route and to report themselves to LASWA office to resolve the matter”.

“The safety of all waterways users is very paramount to the state government.

“The ongoing illegal barge operations on both sides of Mile 2 water channels are not only affecting the physical structure of the Mile 2 Bridge and its basement but also pose a serious threat to the safety of lives on the inland waterways.

“This is so because their trucking activities have narrowed the water channel making it almost impossible for the passage of ferries.

“The state cannot afford to lose such opportunity of having the road networks, Railway and the Waterways linked together at such a congested area as Mile-2,” he added.