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The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, confirmed that he has asked Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to stay off the roads in the state permanently thus putting paid to speculations and controversy surrounding the absence of the VIOs from the roads in recent time. The governor also urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to limit the operations of its officers to the fringes and highways and stay clear from the main streets of the State.
The Director, Lagos State Vehicles Inspection Service (VIS), Engineer AbdulHafez Gholahan Toriola, had told Auto Report Africa that there was no order banning the operations of VIOs from Lagos roads.
But speaking at the inauguration of pedestrian bridges, laybys and slip road at Ojodu Berger, Tuesday, the governor said the decisions were in line with his administration’s resolve to ensure a free flow of traffic across the State. He stressed that their activities were contributing to traffic congestion on Lagos roads.
Ambode said, as an alternative, the State Government would employ technology to track and monitor vehicle registration and Ministry of Works (MOT) certifications and de-emphasise impoundment of vehicles on the roads.
His words: “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, let me use this opportunity to reiterate that Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) have been asked to stay off our roads permanently. We also advise the Federal Road Safety Corps to stay on the fringes and highways and not on the main streets of Lagos. It has become evident that these agencies contribute to the traffic challenges on our roads.”
