AS part of measures to curtail traffic gridlock within Lagos metropolis, the state government has concluded plans to employ more qualified personnel and make provisions for local and foreign training and retraining.
According to the Senior Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Transport Education, Dr. Temitope Masha, plans are also underway to procure necessary equipment, patrol and tow vehicles and the creation of direct communication with member of the public, including a website, for public complaints.
Speaking during an interactive session with journalists, recently, Masha, explained that the state government was doing everything possible to identify personnel of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) who are giving the agency a bad name and show them the way out.
Masha explained that no fewer than 187 personnel of the agency have been dismissed for various offences, adding that a special body is always going on a patrol to monitor the activities of those deployed to various traffic points.
Masha, who spoke on sundry issues relating to traffic management said the task of managing traffic in Lagos was challenging, adding that motorists and other road users should obey laid down rules and regulations as part of strategies to bring under control the traffic situation.
The Lagos State government had recently issued a warning to all auto dealers to desist from displaying their vehicles on unapproved grounds round the state.
The unauthorise display of vehicles across the metropolis, according to the state, is contributing to the chaotic traffic situation in the metropolis.
According to a statement issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, individuals and auto dealers displaying vehicles for sale at unregistered premises were advised to desist from such an act as this negates the law regulating the activities of motor vehicle and spare parts dealers in the state.
Permanent Secretary, Mr. Akin Hanson said the Agency noted with dismay the wave of display of vehicles for sale at unregistered premises particularly, roadsides, petrol stations, eateries and kerbs.
According to him, the state would not be deterred from persecuting erring dealers found countervailing the laws. This attitude, he said constitutes a nuisance to the environment and impedes the movement of pedestrians and free flow of the traffic.
He stated that the Agency has embarked on campaign to enlighten the dealers on the law regulating sales of motor vehicle and spare parts in the state in addition to the regular stakeholders? meetings held to further enlighten them.
According to him, it would be a sheer pretence for any auto or spare part dealer to feign ignorance of the law regulating the business.
Hanson warned the auto dealers not to take the humane approach of the government in enforcing the law regulating auto business for granted, saying that the government has the capacity to enforce the law to the letter.
He explained that the government has put in place a tripartite arrangement, which allows individuals to sell their vehicles to members of the public only through registered motor vehicle dealers. He added that any vehicle sold outside this arrangement would not be issued the change of ownership title at the Motor Licensing Offices.
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