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THE State Government has issued a seven-day ‘vacation order’ to motorists/commercial bus drivers operating on top of bridges across the State.
The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Sola Giwa issued the order on Sunday, October 15, citing the need to remove every infraction impeding free flow of traffic on bridges across the State.
According to Giwa, the order takes immediate effect from today, October 16. He disclosed that notwithstanding several warnings, motorists/commercial bus drivers have continued to defy government order and causing serious obstructions around these bridges with great negative impacts on the integrity of the bridges and traffic.
He said: “Every motorist/commercial bus driver operating along Apongbon and Idumota (Cater) bridges, ‘Elegbata, ‘Ebute-Ero’ and ‘Ejalonibu’ must as a matter of urgency vacate these areas as Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) would commence strict enforcement operation immediately after the expiration of this ultimatum until zero tolerance is achieved across the state.”
He added that the activities of the motorists/commercial bus drivers on bridges are contrary to provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law 2018 as amended. He,therefore warned that after the expiration of the ultimatum, vehicles that contravened the rules would be immediately charged to the Lagos State Mobile Court for prosecutions.
