The Lagos State Government today handed over 10 brand new vehicles and 26 motorbikes to the Traffic Enforcement Team assigned to unlock traffic gridlocks across the State.
During the ceremony at the Ministry of Transportation, Alausa Ikeja, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde stated that the items were purchased to enable the combined Traffic Enforcement Team to carry out their enforcement operations.
He promised that more equipment and resources would be deployed by the State Government to enhance efficiency in traffic control around the metropolis.
Oladeinde stated that the combined team approach was adopted to tackle the hydra-headed challenge of the gridlocks and subsequently provide a holistic solution to the traffic situation in the transport sector.
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The Commissioner posited that the traffic management would not stop at enforcement but extend to other areas such as reconfiguration and rehabilitation of road infrastructure, to increase capacity for vehicular movements.
While expressing gratitude for the provision of the vehicles and bikes, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Mr. Oluwatoyin Fayinka promised that the Traffic Enforcement Team will ensure the appropriate use of the equipment.
He explained that capable and responsible officers were carefully selected from all the enforcement agencies to achieve free flow of traffic, assuring that residents will notice traffic improvement within the next few weeks.
The General Manager LASTMA, Mr. Olayinde Oduyoye charged officials of the Traffic Enforcement Teams to uphold the confidence reposed in them by handling the vehicles responsibly, hinting that proper use would attract more equipment for their operations.
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