Omo, Ogun State don dey prepare layout proper plan to tackle drivers wey dey park them trucks anyhow for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway o! Na so dem talk say dem go set up task force wey go dey monitor and arrest anybody wey no get sense to park dem truck correctly.
Babatunde Akinbiyi wey be spokesperson for Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, come drop this gist on Thursday. Na the TRACE oga, Elias Omonayajo, na im make this talk when dem gather stakeholders together, include truck companies, security agencies, and community leaders.
Akinbiyi don clear say this unlawful parking wey drivers dey do get serious wahala. E dey put other road users for serious danger and e dey block traffic no bi small. E even vex say make truck owners and drivers educate dem selves well on road safety because na we all get responsibility to ensure life and property dey safe.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, AIG Shola Subair (retd.) and CP Edward Ajogun (retd.), wey be consultant to the Governor on Security, don join mouth talk say dem no dey happy about the way drivers dey park and block the highway. Dem con urge all stakeholders to support TRACE as dem dey try maintain better traffic flow and make sure road dey safe.
As dem dey yarn, community leaders from Ogere dey appeal to government make dem do palliative work on the truck parks wey don dey abandoned. Dem want make sure say drivers fit dey use designated areas well without wahala.
Seriki of Awusawa, Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, come praise government say dem allow them air their minds, e even promise say him go dey educate the drivers make dem abide by the law. E don also beg government make dem help fix the garages to make am better for truck drivers.
Others like Oba Babatunde Onimeji of Imeji Kingdom and Adenuga Ridwan from Dangote Sugar also talk say this issue of illegal parking need everybody to join hands. Dem say we need to dey sensitize people, advocate, and enforce the law wey dey already exist.
The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway don turn serious accident zone wey don claim plenty lives lately. PUNCH Metro report say no less than eight people lose dem life when one commercial bus crash into truck for NASFAT junction. Na there Anthony Joshua sef narrowly escape death as two of e friends dey die for crash wey happen for same expressway. Na serious matter!
This matter don raise serious public concern about the actions wey government dey take to stop these road crashes wey dey happen too often.
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