The strike embarked on by truck drivers transporting fuel and diesel in Lagos State may cause telecommunications network blackout across the country.
The drivers stopped fuel loading since Saturday over alleged harassment by officials of the Lagos State Government and the Federal Ministry of Transportation.
On their part, the Lagos government said it was only enforcing its e-call-up system, a digital platform that manages the movement of trucks in the Lekki-Epe corridor of Lagos, and proceeded to say that it won’t succumb to blackmail.
The inactivity of the tanker drivers is having a toll on fuel and diesel supply with filling stations now experiencing shortage of the products and the attendant vehicles and motorists’ queues.
The other ripple effect waiting to happen is looming telecommunication network blackout.
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON President Tony Emoekpere said the situation is threatening the operations of mobile and internet services.
Emoekpere made this known in an interview with Punchng saying, “If diesel supply is disrupted, it will impact network operations because telcos rely on diesel to power their sites almost daily.
“While many sites have reserve tanks, some are already at critical supply levels. If there is no immediate intervention, services could be affected.”
