Published By Olanrewaju Adesanya
Lagos State Government has announced the immediate suspension of work of the ad-hoc teams of Committee on Removal of Abandoned Vehicles (RAVC) operating in the 20 Local Governments (LGs) and 37 Local Council Development Area (LCDAs).
Announcing the suspension order yesterday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Oluwatoyin Fayinka said the action was taken in order to appraise and review the operation of the teams in view of the embarrassment the operations of some of the teams are causing the government.
Fayinka explained that though the central committee of RAVC would still continue operating, any ad-hoc team found operating after this notice will be handed over to Law Enforcement for trial and prosecution in accordance with the Traffic Sector Reform Law 2018.
The Special Adviser further stated that the RAVC while in operation was able to remove many abandoned vehicles which hitherto posed as environmental nuisances, security and traffic impediments.
The Special Adviser called on members of the public whose vehicles are impounded to come to RAVC Office, (Former VIO Office), Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja to process the release of their vehicles.
Assuring that the Central Committee would continue adhering to its statutory responsibility, Fayinka advised the public to forward requests for the removal of all sort of abandoned or stationery vehicles in their respective areas to the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.