Lagos State TO Enforce Uniforms For Molue Drivers, Conductors and Agberos

 Commercial bus drivers and conductors will begin to wear uniforms and badges as from January 2013, says the Lagos State Government.

Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa disclosed this at the weekend at a sensitisation programme for transporters on the new Road Traffic Law at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to Opeifa, from 1 January, all commercial bus drivers and conductors would begin to wear uniforms and badges in line with the provision of the traffic law.

He explained that the state government wants to sanitise commercial road transportation in the state so that operators in the sector could be proud of their job while quacks would be eliminated.

The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, declared that the state Road Traffic Law was not intended to be another source of revenue generation for the state government, stressing that the law was rather enacted for public good and to protect the interest of the citizens.

Ipaye stated that the penalties for road traffic offences were to serve as a deterrent to road traffic offenders thereby guaranteeing safety on the roads. He called on law enforcement agents to always seek how they could assist road users to comply with traffic rules rather than focusing on arresting of people on flimsy excuses.


The commissioner enjoined members of the public who were aggrieved by their arrest and penalties imposed on them on account of traffic offences could approach the Office of Public Defender which would defend them free of charge.

Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lateef Ibirogba urged them to first comply with the law, insisting that in any civilised society there must be rules and regulations which must be obeyed for there to be peace and order.

Special Adviser to the State Governor on Political and Legislative Powers, Muslim Folami, stated that the sensitization programme was aimed at educating members of the road transport unions on their rights and obligations under the road traffic law so as to facilitate compliance to the law.

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Posted: at 23-10-2012 03:51 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Na wa ooo. All these laws in a matter of how many months? There's too much coming at once...they need to slow it down.

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Posted: at 23-10-2012 04:42 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

By wearing uniform, of what good will dat be to the ordinary man on the street?  Laws that does not benefit the masses.  Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Posted: at 23-10-2012 05:02 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!! Can't stop laughing oooooooooooooo! This Lagos govt is getting more confused about the transportation stuff. This one no make sense @ all.

Posted: at 23-10-2012 05:10 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Nonsense

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Posted: at 23-10-2012 05:39 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

This uniform issue  is all about using the poor masses making money, mind you Lagos Govt is gonna provide the Uniform and anybody that is involved must buy it from the Lagos Govt, this is another skill of subjecting poor masses and obtaining money from them, you can imagine how much they will make out it, and nobody will be allow to buy from outside apart from the approved places

Posted: at 23-10-2012 05:51 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

mstcheeeew!!!! nonsense

Posted: at 23-10-2012 06:02 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

ya gud

Posted: at 23-10-2012 07:31 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

good one lagos government

Posted: at 23-10-2012 08:36 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Useless country fool of useless people

Posted: at 23-10-2012 08:50 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac