THE Lagos State government, yesterday, ordered
taskforce and other law enforcement agencies to
impound trailers and long vehicles plying the
metropolis at day time.
The directive, government said, was in line with Section
2 (i) and 2 (ii) of the Lagos Road Traffic Law 2012, which
restrict trailers and long vehicles from plying the
metropolis between the hours of 6am to 9pm.
Confirming the directive, Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of Transportation, Oluseyi Whenu, said the order was
necessitated by the fatal accident involving a container-
laden trailer at Ojuelegba last Wednesday.
Whenu said that the state government would henceforth
go tough on any trailer and long vehicle that
contravenes the Law; as such vehicle would be
impounded and made to pay the stipulated fine
accordingly.
Meanwhile, leaders of various transport unions and
associations in the State, at the weekend, rose from a
meeting with officials of the state government with a
resolve to support the new directive introduced in
apprehending traffic offenders.
Whenu, at the meeting clarified the state government’s
position on the new directive, saying the Lagos State
Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials have
not been withdrawn from performing their statutory
responsibilities on the road.
He said the new directive would pay more emphasis on
flawless flow of traffic, while traffic offenders will now be
booked and expected to pay their fines within the
stipulated period in line with the state government’s
covenant with Lagosians to make life easier for them.
Responding, the State Chairman of Road Transport
Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Musa
Muhammed, who spoke on behalf of other Union
leaders, welcomed the new initiative just as he pledged
the support of their members to cooperate with the state
government in maintaining law and order and sanity
in the transport sector.
In a related development, the State government has also
restated its readiness to rid the state of street trading,
saying it would fully enforce the provisions of the law-
restricting street trading in the metropolis.
Chairman of the State Task Force on Environmental and
Other Special Offences (Enforcement Unit), Olubukola
Abe, who gave the commitment said the new drive was
to further reduce the traffic congestion on the road that
is often caused by the activities of street-trading.

Source ; http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/09/govt-orders-arrest-of-trailers-trucks-on-road-at-daytime/

Na wa

good development

nigeria's GDP will soon reach -100% with this apc clowns running the government.

working government