Again, Lagos Suspends Committee On Removal Of Abandoned Vehicles

LAGOS State Government, yesterday, placed an indefinite suspension on the entire ad- hoc teams of Committee on Removal of Abandoned Vehicles ( RAVC) operating in the 20 local councils and 37 Local Council Development Area ( LCDAS) in Lagos State with immediate effect.

A statement by the Ministry of Transport said the suspension, which was contained in a directive issued to the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde by the Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu as a result of several complaints of extortion and harassment of members of the public by RAVC, which is embarrassing the state government despite several reviews conducted on the operational guidelines of the team.

The directive warned that any ad- hoc team found operating after this notice will be handed over to the law enforcement agencies for trial and prosecution in accordance with the law of the state as captured in the Traffic Sector Reform Law ( TSRL) 2018.