GOVERNOR FASHOLA

Lagos to impound vehicles with illegal inscriptions

The Lagos State government on Tuesday said it had given owners of commercial vehicles with unauthorised inscriptions eight days to remove them or risk impoundment of such vehicles.

Commissioner for Transport, Kayode Opeifa stated that vehicles not painted in the prescribed yellow and black stripes colour would be confiscated.

Mr Opeifa said that the government was taking steps to ensure commercial vehicles comply with the regulations guiding their operations in the state.

He explained that there was the need to ensure sanity on the road and protect lives and property of the residents, some of whom had been victims of these unauthorised commercial vehicles.

“Henceforth, inscriptions on commercial vehicles operating within the state such as Gallant Mopol, Competent Handicap, AWUA, Disabled Sports, Students Union and others are not authorised and should be removed immediately.

“Also, all campuses and military cantonment shuttle buses must restrict their operations to their initially approved coverage area and desist from operating outside their jurisdictions,” he added.

The commissioner called on military formations and road transport unions to ensure that all vehicles belonging to their members complied with the directive.

Opeifa said that enforcement agents such as Lagos Traffic Management Agency, Vehicles Inspection Officers, the police and other relevant agencies have been directed to ensure compliance and to impound non-compliant vehicles.

He, however, said that commercial buses on the state franchise such as the BRT buses and those on pilot test with no approved colour are not affected by the directive.

Opeifa also urged all intra-city bus operators to be law abiding and desist from violating traffic rules such as illegal parking and picking passengers at undesignated bus stops.