LASG Responds to Public Outcry on Clampdown of Dispatch Motorcycles
Lagos State Government had reacted to the public outcry of on-going regulation of operational activities of Courier/Logistics motorcycles popularly known as Dispatch bikes.
Lagos State Ministry of Transportation MoT commenced the enforcement and clampdown on all dispatch motorcycles who are yet to comply to the newly introduced documents tagged “clearance permit”.
Dispatch motorcycles owners are compelled to make a payment of N5,000 to the Lagos State Government Bank account number in compliance to the newly introduced regulations and registration.
Lagosspy NG gathered that Lagos State Government had explained that the on-going regulation of operational activities of Courier/Logistics companies is not a new Law but enforcement of certain aspects of the year 2012 Lagos State Traffic Law and other regulations as contained in the Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, made the clarification on Tuesday in Alausa, in response to concerns raised on social media that the State Government has embarked on the illegal seizure of dispatch motorcycles.
Oladeinde emphasised that sequel to the restriction order, the State Government observed a sudden spike in the number of courier/logistics operators in the State, especially after the lockdown.
He noted that investigations carried out by the Ministry revealed that many commercial motorcycles had been converted to courier services without the proper documentation and registration with the appropriate authority.
He observed that the laws which exempted the operations of mail distribution and courier services with the written permission of the Ministry, stipulated that “every operator must have the required operational documents from NIPOST and register in line with the TSRL, 2018”
Oladeinde averred that the one-month ultimatum given by the State Government for regularisation of documents was enough for any serious operator to fully comply as required by the Law.
