Lagos cautions drivers of unpainted commercial vehicles

THE Lagos State Government has reiterated its earlier directive that all intra State commercial buses operating in the state must be painted in the approved colour of yellow with black stripes and that no inscriptions should be written on the buses.According to the State Commissioner for Transport, KayodeOpeifa , any intra state commercial bus operator who violates the directive given by the State Government since Thursday, September 15, 2011 would undergo drivers' training at Badagry or Epe Center of the Lagos State Drivers' Institute with effect from January 1, 2012.Opeifa, who was quotedin a press statementsigned Press & Public Relations Officer,Adeyinka Gbemibadeexplained that it was disheartening that in spite of the Government's directive and enlightenment ofthe drivers on the need to ensure sanity on the roads, some of the intra ' state commercial bus operators still defied government's directive with unauthorised inscriptions on their vehicles.According to the statement, the State Government is fully committed to ensure the safety of lives and property, adding that theGovernment is determined to enforce the directive on unpainted vehicles and inscriptions on vehicles to the letter.The Commissioner urged commercial bus drivers to comply with the directive in their own interest as any unpainted commercial vehicle impounded by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) would not be released unless such vehicle has been painted in the Lagos State approved colour and the driver of such vehicle had successfully undergone training at the Lagos State Drivers' Institute.Opeifa implored motorists to drive with care, be safety conscious, ensure that their vehicles are roadworthy, avoid drinking while driving, obey LASTMA and VIO officers who will be on the roads to give traffic instructions especially during the festive season.
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