As part of efforts to ensure that motorists adhere strictly to various rules guiding vehicle inspection in the state, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has handed over five Hilux patrol vehicles to the Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIOs in the state.
Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, while handing over the
vehicles, weekend in Lagos, said the need to increase the vehicles in the fleet
of VIOs became necessary to address the indiscriminate acts of motorists,
especially commercial bus operators, who park indiscriminately on the roads and
at undesignated bus stops to pick and discharge passengers especially at CMS,
Apongbon, Dopemu to Iyana Ipaja, along Abeokuta Expressway.Opeifa who condemned the continuous abuse of Apongbon, CMS, Oworonsoki, Alapere–Toll gate and Ikeja Along, among others by commercial bus operators, said henceforth, no commercial bus operators should stop or park at unapproved bus stops.
He said that with the additional vehicles, the VIOs will monitor and ensure that all vehicles that ply the roads are roadworthy and that commercial vehicles do not have any inscription on them.
Opeifa added that the VIOs and officials of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, had been directed to ensure that commercial bus operators comply with the directive.
He warned that anyone who violates the directive would be appropriately sanctioned. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeletebig story.opeifa likes talking without action.
ReplyDeleteAbegi! They are just there extort money from people like Lastma! Government should have a well structured system that can curb corrupt practices by these govmt agencies.
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