By Oluwaseyi Fadoro
A lawmaker representing Alimosho constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly Hon Bisi Yusuf has urged residents, particularly his constituents to comply with all traffic and environmental laws of the state.
He gave the advice during an awareness walk on traffic and environmental laws organized for his constituents in the Ipaja area of the state.
The walk, which took them to areas like Gate, Fatolu, Megida, Amule, and Oluwaga was organised by Ayobo/Ipaja Local Council Development Area in conjunction with Yusuf’s Constituency Office
The lawmaker, while leading the walk with the council chairman, Mr Shakiru Yusuf, told residents that obeying traffic and environmental laws was in their interest and that of the government .
He said obeying traffic laws would ensure that the roads were free of gridlocks and stress for road users and that adherence to environmental laws would guarantee a clean environment free from the risk of diseases.
“Our people should obey traffic and environmental laws, it is in the interest of everybody both residents of the state and the government.
“Obeying these laws will mean we have less gridlock on the road, less stress and accidents and our environments are be clean at all times
“A clean environment also mean low risk of diseases and that government will spend money that could have been spent evacuating wastes on security, housing and others,” he said.
Yusuf said “one-way “driving, driving on walkways , not obeying traffic laws were major traffic infractions with negative consequences, urging residents to refrain from such.
He said indiscriminate disposal of refuse, street trading and others were fraught with danger and warned residents against the acts.
The lawmaker pointed out the state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu had recently issued an executive order on traffic and environmental management, and urged his constituents to do the right things to avoid sanctions.
Yusuf said his office was partnering with the council to create awareness on the need to obey traffic and environmental laws with the walk to build the right attitudes and help residents stay on the right sides of the law.
While expressing appreciation on the co-operation received from constituents during the walk, he said he would work with the council to make the exercise a continuous one to sustain its gains.
Also speaking, the council chairman said the walk was organised because the council believed advocacy works better than enforcement.
Yusuf also urged residents of Ayobo/Ipaja to always obey traffic laws and maintain a clean environment in the interests of everyone.
“What we are doing today is to sensitise our people to on the need to obey traffic laws and environmental laws.
‘’For example in the area of the environment, we are telling them not to dump refuse in the drains, walkways and road medians for their health and that of others.
Also in the area of traffic, we want our people to obey traffic rules and traffic officers so that we can be free from stress related to gridlocks.
“We are telling our people to obey all these laws so that none will be scapegoats”, he said.
He commended Sanwo-olu on the executive order on traffic and the environment and urged all stakeholders, particularly security agencies to support the government on implementation.
Yusuf said the council was taking the two issues seriously and that it would soon set up a task force to ensure compliance with the laws in the area.
The council chairman commended the lawmaker for keying into the awareness walk, saying his involvement had significantly helped to enlist the support of residents on the two issues.