FILE: Yellow Danfo taxi drivers wait for customers at the Obalende bridge in Lagos on February 20, 2023. The Lagos State Government has reconstituted and inaugurated the Removal of Abandoned Vehicles and Park Monitoring Committees.
During the inauguration, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation Sola Giwa stated that the Removal of Abandoned Vehicles Committee’s primary responsibility is the prompt removal of all abandoned and disused vehicles obstructing traffic and posing security threats to the metropolis. Giwa restated that the committee’s efforts will majorly reduce traffic congestion, enhance the free movement of motorists, clamp down on the use of abandoned vehicles by criminals, and promote ease of doing business.