Lagos to remove abandoned, accident vehicles

Lagos state government yesterday announced plans to begin the removal of all abandoned vehicles on roads to complement emergency recovery efforts and prevent mishaps on streets and major highways. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr. Oluseye Oladejo, who said this during the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate the third year anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambodeled administration held at the BagaudaKaltho Press Centre in Alausa, said the move was aimed at further addressing traffic decongestion and averting security challenges associated with abandoned vehicles.

He said: “The Ministry late in 2017 was given the mandate to set up a unit for vehicle towing and recovery services to remove abandoned and accidental vehicles from our roads. “I am happy to inform you that the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations has gotten approval from His Excellency, the Governor, to set up a Towing and Recovery Unit in the Ministry to complement the emergency rescue efforts of the state. Speaking further, the Commissioner said as part of efforts to improve the functionality of Fire Service Department and to efficiently manage disasters, the Governor has also approved the recruitment of additional 150 firefighters who would join the newly inducted 100, while 70 ad-hoc staff of the Lagos state Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) had already been absorbed into the state civil service.

“LASEMA, in the last one year had responded to numerous fi re incidents, road accidents, flooding, illegal parked trucks, gas explosion/ emission amongst other emergencies in record time, thereby saving lots of lives and properties worth millions of naira.”

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