The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
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Tue Jun 29 2021
The Ogun State Government has called on practitioners in automobile vocation to flush out quack mechanics and technicians operating in the State.
This, it noted, would help further ensure safety of the people.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Gbenga Dairo who made the call while addressing the leadership of Motormech and Technicians Association of Nigeria, Ogun State Chapter, noted that checkmating the activities of quacks would reduce avoidable loss of lives and property.
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Mass Transit: Ogun takes delivery of ICT-enabled buses
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By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
In its determination to modernize and promote efficiency in the transport sector of the state, the Ogun State government has taken delivery of high-capacity new buses equipped with modern technological capabilities.
The new buses which were the first batch, are designed to have better capacity and reliability than a conventional bus system with a view to providing commuters a safe, affordable, fast, and pleasurable experience on the roads.
Taking the delivery of the buses, on Tuesday, the State Commissioner for Transportation, Gbenga Dairo said that it was a testimony to the commitment and readiness of the Dapo Abiodun-led administration to strengthen the local economy through transport development, thereby creating jobs along the value chain of the transportation system.
Dapo Abiodun. Photo: twitter/dabiodunMFR
The Ogun State Government has said it will soon commence bus mass transit services to Lagos and major towns in the state.The state governor, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this, yesterday, while receiving reports on the transportation sector christened Abeokuta Urban Transport Policy from the Head, United Kingdom Prosperity Fund, Nigeria Office, Miss Martha Bostock and the Strategic Transport Intervention Plan for Ogun State.
The governor said that the bus mass transit was deliberately conceptualised to improve quality of life by reducing travel time, improving local air quality, curbing greenhouse gas emissions and preventing road fatalities and crashes.
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that all tankers and articulated vehicles should stop parking along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway especially at the popular Ogere along the same corridor.
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, FRSC Corps Marshal, Oyeyemi disclosed this on Monday while addressing stakeholders at Ogere Tanker and Articulated Vehicles Park in Ogun.
According to him, Ogere environment is host to all tribes and there are about 25 unused parks due to lack of standard in the facilities.
He said “Federal Government has given a directive that Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) should stop using road shoulder for parking.