A political analyst, Comrade Makanjuola Kazeem laments over Lagos State Traffic and the extinction of core values and its fundamental responsibilities of establishment
of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA).
Recently, Gov. Ambode Akinwunmi advocated the booking of
offenders as against the arrest and impounding of their vehicles which was the
erstwhile practice of LASTMA. With the new method of traffic management booked
offenders go away with their vehicles but are expected to pay their fines and
answer other charges within seven days.
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Mr. Kazeem said, “Inarguably, the establishment of the Lagos
State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) was at the time it mattered most
and did successfully returned sanity to traffic laws offenders at its dawn of
creation.
“But I must say that the commission lost its core values and
its fundamental responsibilities, that moment a large population of ‘Agberos’ and retired commuters were
recruited into the commission, all in a bid to give back to the
"Boys" who were in one way or the other instrumental to the electoral
success of the ruling party in Lagos.
"Perhaps, it will be better to completely
take-off LASTMA officials out of Lagos roads and overhaul the commission, since they
have relinquished their fundamental duties on Lagos roads and allowed avoidable
traffic buildups on Lagos major roads, all because the Gov. Ambode Akinwunmi led
government issued an edict banning them from arresting traffic laws offenders
but to ensure the easy flow of traffic in the suburbs of Lagos and the City.
“The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme is running on that same
track and will definitely hit a stationary obstacle in a time soon, if urgent
steps to save the scheme are not taken.
Well said...
ReplyDeleteseriously something must be done to put this to an end... can not continue like this
ReplyDeleteseriously something must be done to put this to an end... can not continue like this
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