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Sanitising society through traffic laws [opinion]
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By Kayode Ojewale
A law is a written or understood rule that concerns behavior. Laws are generally made to curtail the excesses and lapses of man in every society. Laws promote sanity and serve as guidance for acceptable behavior in any private or public setting. Without laws, there would be no orderliness, parity, equity or even justice in the society. A sane community needs laws in order to check people’s behavior in accordance with the norms that are obtainable in the society.
Laws also help to protect human rights and liberties against abuses by other people. It is through laws that standards are set and certain actions are regarded improper in our society today. There are different types of laws – business laws, contract laws, regulatory laws, prohibition laws, personal laws, traffic laws and many others.
Gridlock: Sanwo-Olu abandons Oshodi-Apapa expressway, as motorists, commuters lament plight
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Godwin Oritse
Motorists and commuters along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and Apapa environs have continued to languish helplessly in gridlock due to activities of drivers of articulated vehicles who park indiscriminately on the highways amid deplorable state of the road.
The Lagos State Special Traffic Enforcement and Management Team set up by the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu to create a new operational template as well as restore sanity after taken over traffic management from the disbanded Presidential Taskforce on Port Decongestion, has abandoned the road without any visible enforcement.
Sanitising Society Through Traffic Laws, By Kayode Ojewale
Claiming ignorance of the law is no excuse for flouting it.
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In Lagos, there are traffic laws that govern the behaviour and operation of motorists. Many road users (mainly private or commercial drivers) are not familiar with the State’s traffic laws. It is when they are apprehended and made to face the consequences that they claim ignorance of the existing laws.
A law is a written or understood rule that concerns behaviour. Laws are generally made to curtail the excesses and lapses of man in every society. Laws promote sanity and serve as guidance for acceptable behaviour in any private or public setting. Without laws, there would be no order, parity, equity or even justice in society. A sane community needs laws in order to check people’s behaviour, in accordance with the norms that are obtainable in the society. Laws also help to protect human rights and liberties against abuses by other people. It is t
APAPA: Alternative seaports, solution to gridlock Lagos govt
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Kingsley Adegboye
Lagos State Government, yesterday, expressed dissatisfaction over the current traffic congestion in Apapa and its environs, despite the introduction of the electronic-Call-Up system, saying there was more to be done to restore sanity to the axis.
Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederick Oladeinde, said this during the Year 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing, as part of activities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, held in Alausa, Ikeja.
Oladeinde said: “Sequel to the taking over of Apapa Traffic Management and control from the Presidential Task Team, the state government set up the Apapa Special Traffic Management and Compliance Enforcement Team, headed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Toyin Fayinka, to restore sanity and socio-economic prosperity to Apapa and environs.
By Chiazo Ogbolu
Lagos, April 28, 2021 The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has appealed to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to make its âcall-up systemâ for trucks to be totally automated and impactful.
Mr Remi Ogungbemi, Chairman of AMATO made the appeal in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos.
Ogungbemi observed that improper coordination and indiscriminate release of trucks from Pre-gates to either transit park or directly into the ports and other loading points were causing the rowdiness on the road.
Naija247news reports that indiscriminate parking of trailers has resurfaced around Costain, Ijora and Orile-Iganmu axis leading to the Apapa ports in the last few days.