Lagos State Govt., Denies Banning VIO From Lagos Roads

Contrary to media reports that the Governor of  Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has banned the operation of Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO from Lagos roads, the  State government has said  it did not give such order.


The State commissioner for Transportation, Prince Olanrewaju Elegushiwhile and the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde while shedding light on the report told newsmen that the VIO officials were only sent for a training and not as earlier reported.

" Nobody is banning VIO from the roads. There is no directive to that effect from the governor of Lagos State. Right now, the VIOs officials in the state are undergoing training on how they will improve their services on Lagos roads. It‘s a month-long event for the officials, where they will undergo intensive training so that they will be able to deliver quality and better service across the state. We all believe that VIOs need to perform their functions in a more civilised way and be technologically driven. There is an ongoing reform as to how the VIOs carries out its operations, which might require that the inspection officers are off the streets at this point. “The government is keen to have their operations more streamlined and technologically-driven to serve the people of Lagos better” he said.