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The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has announced a Compulsory Use of Reflective Jackets and Visibility Tapes by each courier and transportation work providers operating wrong the authorities during evening and night-time hours.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor connected Transport Education and Innovation, Mr Oluwatobi Idowu, stated this connected the directive of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Olawale Musa, in a connection connected Sunday.
The connection was signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, Lagos state, Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola.
Musa noted that the directive was successful enactment with the Lagos authorities government’s committedness to improving roadworthy information and reducing the risks of accidents involving dispatch riders.
“All riders operating betwixt 6.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. are instructed to deterioration reflective jackets, portion each transportation motorcycles and bicycles indispensable beryllium fitted with reflective tapes oregon markers to guarantee wide visibility connected the road.
“All transportation companies are to sensitise their riders and guarantee strict compliance to debar sanctions from designated enforcement agencies, including the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS),” helium said.
In compliance with this directive, Glovo Nigeria, 1 of the starring transportation work providers successful Lagos, had expressed afloat committedness to complying with the caller information measures.
In a missive signed by the General Manager, Mr Lamide Akinola, the institution commended the Lagos authorities authorities for the initiative, aimed astatine safeguarding some riders and different roadworthy users.
He further disclosed that the institution was already successful the process of providing 3,000 reflective vests escaped of complaint to couriers connected its level wrong the adjacent month.
“We are encouraging different transportation work providers wrong the authorities to travel suit,” helium said.
The ministry of proscription welcomed the motion and looked guardant to sustained collaboration with courier and transportation work providers, arsenic portion of ongoing efforts to physique a safer, much liable transportation strategy crossed Lagos State.
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