The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have agreed to strengthen their partnership in managing traffic across Lagos State.

The agreement was reached when the LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, recieved the FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Jonathan Owoade and his team in his office in Oshodi, Lagos.

Bakare-Oki reiterated LASTMA’s full commitment to collaborating with the FRSC on traffic decongestion, public enlightenment, and the enforcement of traffic regulations, expressing confidence that the partnership would bring about positive outcomes for road users.

He disclosed that between January and June 2024, a total of nine thousand three hundred and seventy vehicles were penalised for traffic violations in Lagos.

Bakare-Oki emphasised that fifty per cent of the contravened vehicles were commercial buses, and all were prosecuted in the Lagos State Mobile Court in accordance with the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.

He also highlighted several recent initiatives aimed at enhancing road safety and traffic management, including the launch of a toll-free call center (080000527862), a Walk-In Complaint Centre, a Whistle Blower App, and the upgrade of both the Agency’s website and the Planning, Research, and Statistics Department.

In his address, FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, Jonathan Owoade emphasised that the FRSC remains Nigeria’s leading agency in road traffic management and safety administration, with a strong commitment to eradicating road traffic crashes and creating a safe motoring environment.

Owoade confirmed that the newly introduced vehicle number plates are designed to enhance security by being visible from about fifty meters away.

The FRSC leader also called for a special public enlightenment campaign to educate motorists on the importance of various road signs.

The meeting, according to LASTMA Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq was attended by the top management teams of both LASTMA and FRSC.