Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday asked the National Assembly to abolish the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Act, describing its existence and operation as an anathema to the 1999 Constitution.

He also charged the operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) against arbitrarily arresting of motorists on the state roads while declaring wanted an officer, Mr. Michael Ekundayo caught on camera collecting bribe.

The governor said this at the induction of new special traffic mayors at the LTV Complex, Agidingbi, warning some persons operating as the traffic officers of local government areas and local council development areas.Fashola, who personally inducted traffic mayors along with the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Adefulire-Orelope, said road traffic management “is not the responsibility of the local councils. I believe it is a gang of miscreants. I do not think they represent any local government or local development authority.

”[size=14pt]On the FHA abolition, Fashola acknowledged that the state government “has unresolved issues with the authority concerning FESTAC Town. Some of the taxes and land charges collected by the federal government are not given to the state.”He, therefore, said FHA “is an anathema to the 1999 Constitution. I do not see the reason the federal government that does not own land in any state get itself involved in housing scheme. [/size]

I do not see why it should have a housing authority.“It was created during the military administration. Now in the civilian administration, this is one of the laws that the National Assembly needs to amend or repeal to bring them to conformity with the current dispensation. I do not know why the federal government gets itself involve in the provision of housing when it does not have land.

”He, also, explained the primary responsibility of LASTMA, noting that it was “to keep the state traffic moving. This is the reason the agency exists. Arresting traffic offenders is secondary. If making an arrest will increase the traffic, let the offenders go.  I say this not because I do not want law breakers to be apprehended and brought to justice.“But law breakers cannot undermine our main objective. The longer people stay in traffic, the more money are wasted is fuel burnt. This leads to increase in the price of goods in the state. But with a moving traffic, price of goods will be stable,” the governor explained.Fashola, however, commended a citizen who  got the video of the LASTMA officer caught negotiating bribe inside a citizen’s car, noting that the officer, who negotiated bribes, had been declared wanted.According to him, we must all nail and shame him. We must all use that kind of medium to fish out all the bad eggs in the society and bring them to justice. The officer is still on the run, but we have declared him wanted. I can assure you today that we will get him. As soon as we do, we will give him all his rights, and he will have his days in court.He, also, warned young people against skating on the state roads, noting that they “cannot skate on the highways. I implore all parents to call their wards to order because any child found skating on the high will be arrested and brought to justice.  “It must stop today. Skating on the highway has to stop now. The danger is too much and it is the responsibility of the government to save life. We are not discouraging them from doing so. But they should do that in designated places like recreation centres, stadia and others,” the governor explained.

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