The Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has assured the Lagos State Government of compliance to traffic laws.
Its chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, said this on Wednesday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
NAN reports that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed his first Executive Order on indiscriminate refuse dumping, traffic management and Public Works a day after his inauguration.The governor also charged the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to arrest motorists that flout traffic laws and ensure they are punished accordingly, irrespective of their statuses.
“We are in support of the government of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, but we plead that the government should always carry the unions along while making traffic laws. He also advised them to always ensure that their vehicle particulars are valid and they should have genuine driving licences.Agbede also urged his members to always put waste paper baskets in their vehicles for passengers’ use and warned against driving against traffic.
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