The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Sola Giwa, who issued the ‘Vacation Order’ said the ultimatum was based on the need to remove every infraction impeding the free flow of traffic on bridges across the state.
The Lagos State Government on Monday issued a 7-day ‘Vacation Order’ to motorists and commercial bus drivers operating on Apongbon and Idumota (Cater) bridges; Elegbata, Ebute-Ero bridges, Ejalonibu Bridge and other bridges across the state.
The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Sola Giwa, who issued the ‘Vacation Order’ said the ultimatum was based on the need to remove every infraction impeding the free flow of traffic on bridges across the state.
Giwa in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, said that despite several warnings, motorists and commercial bus drivers have continued to defy government order and causing serious obstructions around the bridges with great negative impacts on the integrity of the bridges and traffic.
According to him, Governor Sanwo-Olu’s administration is expending huge resources for constructing standard bus terminals/garages for commercial activities in every part of the State.
The Special Adviser 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 LASTMA would commence strict enforcement operation immediately after the expiration of this ultimatum until zero tolerance is achieved across the state.”
Giwa added that the activities of motorists and commercial bus drivers on the bridges are contrary to THE provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018 as amended, stressing that after the expiration of the ultimatum, any vehicles caught contravening the law would be immediately charged to the Lagos State Mobile Court for prosecutions.
“This 7-day ‘Vacation Order’ takes immediate effect from Monday, 16th of October, 2023,” Giwa said.