Lagos State Government will roll out 2,000 CNG buses before the end of the year, Commissioner for Transport, Seun Osiyemi, has said.
Osiyemi, addressing reporters during the annual Ministerial Press Briefing at Bagauda Kaltho Centre in Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday said the project is a Private Public Partnership (PPP) initiative, and the buses will be released in two tranches of 1,000 each.
He added that a private transport operator would launch 231 electric vehicles in June.
These efforts, Osiyemi said, are to ease the burden of transportation on residents and also reduce carbon emissions so residents can live healthier lives.
The commissioner told residents to report any official of the 57 local governments and council development areas arresting motorists for violating traffic rules.
According to him, only officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have the right to impound vehicles and arrest violators.
“Lagosians should not allow themselves to be extorted by fake people parading themselves as officials of the Ministry of Transportation. Local governments do not have traffic officers. They cannot arrest motorists for traffic offences. LASTMA is the only agency allowed by Lagos traffic laws to arrest traffic offenders. Lagosians should report any local government official violating this law,” he said.
The commissioner added that LASTMA’s next line of actions would include launch of LASTMA Complaint Call Centre (Digital and Physical) to ensure easy access; re-launch of specialised traffic mayor and induction of executive members; continuous road traffic safety audit and constant advocacy on adherence and compliance of traffic laws and regulations (Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018).
BY MICHAEL AKINOLA The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, will…
The Oyo State Government, through the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, has organised a…
EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD At a time when political intolerance and the abuse of incumbency…
Zamfara State Governor, Dr Dauda Lawal, has flagged off the construction and reconstruction of strategic…
BY MICHAEL AKINOLA The Amadabo of Diema, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State,…
Mixta Africa has unveiled a new residential, leisure and lifestyle proposition that expands the established…