The new chairman of Lagos State Taskforce, Adetayo Akerele, yesterday, led men of the agency to sanitise Oshodi. The exercise led to the seizure of over 92 vehicles parked indiscriminately along the highways.
Akerele during the exercise warned: “This is no longer business as usual. Parking vehicles along the expressway, which is meant to serve the entire populace, is completely selfish and irresponsible.
“There is a new sheriff in town and I will make sure Lagosians are no longer shortchanged by commercial bus operators and selfish private vehicle owners.”
Akerele, while carrying out a tour of Oshodi and its environs, decried how roadside traders displayed their goods on kerbs and walkways. He addressed the marketers and warned them to move their businesses into the market complex.
“As we all know, this is the rainy season and there is every tendency for us to experience flooding which results from blocked drainage channels in the gutters and collectors. I urge you all to keep your environment clean and habitable and ensure that refuse from the markets is properly disposed of at the appropriate dumpsite,” he said.
The chairman urged Lagosians to be vigilant and partner with the agency to stamp out environmental and traffic infractions for the good of the citizenry.
“It is our collective responsibility to achieve a sane and serene environment for ourselves. I therefore urge everyone to be vigilant and responsible. If you see something, say something,” Akerele said. He told the owners of impounded vehicles that they would all be charged to court accordingly.
