The
Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) in Lagos State says its officers are back on
Lagos roads to carry out statutory life-saving mandates through enforcement of
motor vehicles’ roadworthiness.
Akin-George Fashola, Director of VIS, made this
known in Lagos on Thursday, November 21st adding that residents of
the state, especially road users thought Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs)
were off the roads.
The immediate past Governor of the state,
Akinwunmi Ambode, banned VIOs from operating on the roads. Fashola said: “Since the
advent of this administration, citizens still believe that VIS or VIOs are
still off the roads. We are not off the roads.
“As a matter of fact, we
are back on the roads to do the needful. We have embraced a lot of new
practices and procedures. We have embraced technology and that still needs the
presence of VIOs on our roads in Lagos to mitigate where technology is limited.
“The presence of VIOs is required, so we are on the road. A
lot of people still believe that we are still under the previous ban from the
road.’’
According to him, the period of the ban, was an
avenue for the vehicle inspectors to strategise and come back with fresh and
new ideas and ways of performing the statutory duties the VIS is charged with.
He said that for the entire period when the VIS was off the road, most drivers
and vehicle owners became careless about roadworthiness, particulars and
conditions of their vehicles.
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