The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has clarified that the introduction of the new parking policy is not in a bid to witch-hunt residents.
The clarification is in the wake of mixed reactions from the public after the state government recently announced a Parking Authority.
Governor Sanwo-Olu made the statement during the first edition of the state’s Parking Authority Stakeholders’ Forum, where he said the parking policy was majorly to eliminate indiscriminate parking.
“Considering the crucial role that parking management plays in traffic management around the world, and the fact that traffic management and transportation is the first pillar of our THEMES+ agenda, we cannot but place it on the front-burner of our transport policy implementation in Lagos State.
“As you are all aware, the Lagos state government has a strategic Transport Master Plan. Within the ambit of this Master Plan, we have the Lagos State Parking Policy, as well as the law that in 2021 established the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), which has been saddled with the responsibility of regulating all forms of parking, adopting innovative, adaptable and sustainable operational system and technologies, while also laying the foundation for a lasting change in parking culture across the state.
“We are intentional and unrelenting in our efforts to address all traffic issues in the state, and we have identified indiscriminate parking as one of the major challenges to the free flow of traffic,” Governor Sanwo-Olu said.