The Lagos State Government has told the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to be cautious in the discharge of their duties to motorists plying the state’s roads in order to reduce road accidents.
It also sensitized the officers on the need to come up with creative and innovative ideas that would improve service delivery to motorists in the state.
In a statement,Adam Babs-Olorunkemi, the Principal Public Affairs Officer, Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State said that Engr. Abdulhafiz Toriola, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation,stated these during a training exercise organised by the ministry in collaboration with the Office of Transformation Creativity and Innovation (OTCI).
He reiterated that the primary responsibility of VIOs was to ensure that all means of transport plying Lagos roads met the safety parameters as encapsulated in the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, (TSRL) 2018, noting that in the cause of doing this, road accidents would be reduced.
He hinted that this was part of the efforts of OTCI to fast-track the State government’s Civil Service Reforms and equally promotes the culture of creativity and innovation across the State Public Service.
Toriola, observed that the OTCI had continuously strived to ensure public servants were awaken to the consciousness of the need to be ingenious at their respective desks.
Also speaking at the event, Mrs. Anjous Ademuyiwa, Director Creativity and Innovation for OTCI, also harped on the need for the officers and public servants at large to build a culture of innovation.
