Lagos Residents and indigenes must obey traffic rules and regulations as a prerequisite for adequate safety on the roads.

The appeal became imperative as the Babajide Sanwo-Olu government as zero-tolerance for traffic abuse, environmental abuse, including illegal and indiscriminate dumping of refuse and construction of structures on drainage points and setbacks.

According to Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, government had observed with dismay that caution had been thrown to the wind by motorists.

Hamzat said government would start the process of restoring stability and a culture of accountability in which all the citizens become active stakeholders in bringing about the necessary changes.

He sought the support of Lagosians on government programmes and policies, especially on traffic and waste management and zero tolerance for improper waste disposal in the state.

The Deputy Governor spoke on the sidelines of the forty-one days Fidau prayer for his father, Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat, Olu of Afowowa Sogade in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State who died last month.

He described his father as a great man who committed his life to the service of the people, saying he was a devoted family man, a statesman, a committed man of faith who mentored generation of people in different fields of human endeavours until his death.

Hamzat said he was a beneficiary of his late father’s goodwill, saying he would also attribute his success in life to his late father’s regular counsel.

”What I will always remember my father telling us all the time is that we should be careful of what we do, because every action has a consequence.

”He kept telling us his children that whatever we do in life remains with us and that whatever you sow, you shall reap.

”My late father also urged us to be nice to people around us, because someday, somebody will reciprocate that good deed even to our children. I was a beneficiary of that goodwill.

”So, he will be missed, but we know that we are mere mortals and we will all die someday.

“What is important is for us to live our lives well while we are alive. That is the lesson,” he said.

In his sermon, Chief Imam, Alausa Community Mosque, Sheik Abdul-Gafer Abdul-Hakeem, urged Nigerians to live a truthful, sincere and good life, so they would be remembered for good.

”Life is full of uncertainties, mysteries, vanities and troubles. Which means that we need to take life easy.

”Do not be desperate for positions and wealth because nothing is permanent.

”The only thing that is certain in life is death and it is no respecter of wealth or position.

”Death will come, no matter your status. So, live well so you will be remembered for good,” he said.

Late Hamzat, who was a member of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress Governor’s Advisory Council, died on May 12 due to an old age-related ailment.