Lagos To Ban Parking On The Roads

Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has warned trailer and container owners not to park on roads in Lagos state.

At the opening ceremony of the Jimoh Odutola Road, Surulere and Reeve Road/Onirlegbale Road in Ikoyi, Lagos, Sanwo-olu warned that the perpetrators could be prosecuted.

The deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat said he was ready to enforce a law banning street parking.

State residents are also required to take full responsibility for all infrastructure provided and to properly protect and maintain it.

The Governor said; 

“The challenge we always have is that trailers will always park on the road. As a government, we will not accept it and we will enforce it. Let us do the right thing by taking good care of our roads and other infrastructure in the state.

“Mechanics should get a workshop instead of turning the roads to workshops likewise truck/container owners. We want you to do your business but do right by getting a place as a park.

“By so doing, government will have more funds to provide additional infrastructure across the state for the well-being of all citizens.

“Let us protect our infrastructures so that we can have more money to spend on other good things rather than fixing what we had done earlier.”