LASG EMBARKS ON MASSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT


. . . Arrests Traffic Offenders, Street traders and Miscreants

The Lagos State government today embarked on a massive clampdown on illegal activities in various areas of the metropolis, arresting traffic offenders, street traders and miscreants in Oyingbo, Idumota and Apapa.

Speaking during the extensive exercise, the Commissioner for Transportation. Dr. Fredric Oladeinde expressed the government’s determination to ensure sanity on Lagos roads, assuring that the enforcement activities will be sustained until success is achieved.

The Commissioner maintained that it has become obligatory for road users to remain disciplined while plying the roads as the State Government is committed to developing a network of roads that will ease business operations across the State.

While making reference to Governor Sanwo-Olu’s Executive Order directing the removal of impediments to free flow of traffic across the State, Oladeinde noted that the Ministry of Transportation has developed an inclusive plan to find lasting solutions to the perennial challenge of traffic congestion.

“We have had several engagements with Chairmen of LGAs and LCDAs, members of the NURTW, Association of Market Women and Men as well as other relevant stakeholders on the need to support the government in this crusade of ridding our roads of illegal activities”, he affirmed

Oladeinde revealed that the exercise will extend to other areas including Ketu, Ikorodu, Maryland, Lekki/Ajah, Iyana Ipaja and Ikotun corridors, warning traffic offenders not to fall victim of the enforcement exercise, as the government will prosecute anyone contravening the law.

Speaking further on the gridlock experienced in recent times, the Commissioner described the occurrence as man-made, stating that the enforcement team will ultimately ensure sanity on all roads across the State.

“When you have commercial vehicles parking to pick or offload passengers at wrong locations while traders display their goods on the walkways, how do you achieve orderliness on the road”, he wondered.

The Special Adviser on Transportation, Mr. Oluwatoyin Fayinka, who was also part of the team that conducted the enforcement, reiterated that roadsides and walkways are not designated for trading and as such people must desist from engaging in any form of business activities on the roads.

He further revealed that the monitoring and enforcement team have been mandated to arrest and dislodge illegal traders on the road at any time of the day, adding that the State government is committed to bequeathing a desirable environment to all.

Fayinka stated that there is no tenable reason for selling on walkways and highways as Government has provided conducive areas across the State where goods can be sold, asserting that government is always ready to assist traders through its Micro Finance Bank to secure loans for their businesses to thrive.

Commenting on the activities of the yellow buses apprehended, Fayinka noted that the State Government has provided lay-bys and slip roads for the purpose of picking and dropping passengers, urging commercial vehicle drivers to desist from sabotaging the traffic law.

In a similar exercise at Lilly Pond area of Apapa, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) raided criminal hideouts to dislodge miscreants that have been terrorising residents and motorists along the corridor.

Chairman of the agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the raid became imperative as innocent members of the public, including traders, complained of criminal attacks on daily basis in the neighbourhood.

Egbeyemi revealed that the enforcement team of the Agency demolished all illegal structures/shanties which serve as abode to these criminal elements before they mobilised and attacked officers of the Agency, including para-military men with dangerous weapons.

According to Egbeyemi " Immediately after a successful operation, my officers came under heavy attack from these notorious armed miscreants who wielded cutlasses, charms, broken bottles and guns which left one of my officers with a bullet wound on his thigh."

"Thereafter, we remobilised and cleared the entire area of all illegal shanties and apprehended all street traders along the road set-backs around 'Lilly Pond Transit Truck Park', arresting 16 notorious miscreants"

CSP Egbeyemi reiterated the State government’s commitment to restore sanity across the State by ensuring free-flow of traffic and fixing all bad roads immediately after the rainy season as contractors have been mobilised to commence rehabilitation work.

He warned all motorists who indulge in flouting traffic regulations to desist forthwith as any offender will be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law.

The enforcement team included officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Lagos State Environment Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), Lagos State Task Force and Lagos State Neighborhood Corps (LNSC).

Good evening.

Please kindly be informed that Lagos State Government has released LASEGC officials to be arresting people who cross the main road where there is a pedestrian bridge.

Don't even attempt to cross, because these officials are not in uniform so you won’t even see or recognise them

Pls share.

jidemoh:
Enforcing laws while the lives of the citizenry are not bettered!

A man who lives a convenient life would hardly think about running afoul of the law.

naptu2:


Many men and women who live "convenient life" often run afoul of the law. Take a look at the many wealthy Nigerian politicians, businessmen and government officials that have been jailed. Even an inspector general of police was convicted for breaking the law.

jidemoh:
Not the kind of offences LASG is talking about. Common man offences that an average living person won't think about

kross01:
Speaking further on the gridlock experienced in recent times, the Commissioner described the occurrence as man-made, stating that the enforcement team will ultimately ensure sanity on all roads across the State.
If we must tell ourselves the truth, this right here is a bare faced lie. Lagos roads are awful right now and they are the number one cause of the gridlock. From Apongbon, to Ahmadu Bello way, to Eric Moore, Babs Animashaun, Ijora, ejigbo are all competing to outdo themselves on bad roads. Lagos is grinding to a halt with these bad spots that need critical urgent intervention as people are spending productive times in needless gridlock

kross01:
Speaking further on the gridlock experienced in recent times, the Commissioner described the occurrence as man-made, stating that the enforcement team will ultimately ensure sanity on all roads across the State.

If we must tell ourselves the truth, this right here is a bare faced lie. Lagos roads are awful right now and they are the number one cause of the gridlock. From Apongbon, to Ahmadu Bello way, to Eric Moore, Babs Animashaun, Ijora, ejigbo are all competing to outdo themselves on bad roads. Lagos is grinding to a halt with these bad spots that need critical urgent intervention as people are spending productive times in needless gridlock

Splashme:
The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Tuesday, said that the cancellation of the Lagos metroline project in 1985 was a major mistake and disservice to many Nigerians.

Jakande spoke in Lagos during the launch of a book which chronicled his life in politics and journalism.

The book, entitled, ‘Jakande: Leadership in Action’ is written by Dr. Bola Olaosebikan, who told the audience at the event that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was not responsible for the cancellation of the project.

Jakande said, “Reflecting on the metroline project, I think it is a major disservice to many Nigerians. Imagine how many people would have benefitted. It would have made life easier and changed the face of transport in Lagos. Whoever cancelled it or gave the advice towards its cancellation didn’t do right.”

The former governor asked Nigerians not to vote for unserious leaders in the coming polls, saying the elections presented Nigerians with a good opportunity that should not be squandered.

Expressing the hope that Nigeria would soon overcome its developmental challenges, Jakande said hope would be actualised faster if credible people emerged as leaders in the next dispensation.

He said, “This book comes at a very auspicious time in Nigeria’s history as we need leaders who can act. We need leaders who would not compromise the standards of good governance. God has blessed this nation the most in Africa, although we have not reached where we should be; with the right leaders, Nigeria would overcome its challenges.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/cancelling-metroline-a-major-mistake-jakande/

naptu2:
Many men and women who live "convenient life" often run afoul of the law. Take a look at the many wealthy Nigerian politicians, businessmen and government officials that have been jailed. Even an inspector general of police was convicted for breaking the law.

Beosten:
They should also be arresting vehicles wrongly parked on the roads. There was a day in a street where two vehicles parked opposite each other and no other vehicle could pass between the two. Motorists we're screaming, looking for the useless owners to move their pangolo away.

jidemoh:
Enforcing laws while the lives of the citizenry are not bettered!

A man who lives a convenient life would hardly think about running afoul of the law.

naptu2:


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