the Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the Lagos State Parking Authority (LSPA) to immediately begin full implementation of the state’s parking policy.
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Temitope Adewale, made this known during a press conference on Friday at the assembly in Lagos.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced on Thursday night the suspension of all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state with immediate effect.
Mr. Adewale (Ifako Ijaiye 1) said that the full implementation of parking policies would reduce traffic congestion and ensure better road safety in the state.
The president pointed out that with the recent suspension of the union and the subsequent takeover of the car parks, the days of indiscriminate parking of commercial vehicles on the main roads of the metropolis were numbered.
He said: “The Lagos State Parking Policy has been designed to decongest traffic and address the challenges of climate change.
“The policy created under the Transportation Reform Act was to create job opportunities and generate income for the state through the issuance of parking tickets to defaulters.
“Therefore, there should be no dispute about the steps the state government is taking following the crisis currently rocking the union.
“This is because the legislative arm has been very proactive in passing a law creating the Lagos State Parking Authority (LSPA), which should now oversee activities at all motor parks in the state.
“It is clear to state that all motor parks and their activities will come under the Lagos State Parking Authority as stipulated by law,” he said.
Mr. Adewale pointed out that at the stage NURTW was at, the state had to take charge of the situation to prevent a breakdown of law and order.
He said that by law, the LSPA should have a General Manager with responsibility for managing the parks at this time. (YAYA)