Adebayo Adenrele
The Lagos State Taskforce, on Saturday sanitized Oshodi station and seized over 92 vehicles parked indiscriminately along the long.
The was the first assignment embarked upon by the new chairman of the force, Adetayo Akerele as the Head of the Agency.
The operation led to the seizure of over 92 vehicles parked indiscriminately along the Highways and picking up passengers at undesignated bus stops, causing serious impediments to traffic flow and pedestrian movement.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Agency’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem.
According to the statement, Akerele decried how roadside traders displayed their goods on the kerb and walkways, warning them to move their business into the market complex which was designed for it.
The statement read in part, “This is no longer business as usual. Parking vehicles along the expressway which is meant to serve the entire populace is completely selfish and irresponsible. There is a new sheriff in town and I will make sure Lagosians are no longer shortchanged by commercial bus operators and selfish private vehicle owners.
“As we all know, this is the rainy season and there is every tendency for us to experience flooding which results from blocked drainage channels in the gutters and collectors. I urge you all to keep your environment clean and habitable and ensure that refuse from the markets is properly disposed of at the appropriate dumpsite”.