BY EJOOR ONOHARIGHO
DELTA State Commissioner for Transport, Mr Onoriode Agofure has charged motorists to attend to broken-down vehicles promptly so as not to disrupt traffic on the roads.
He gave the charge following the increasing complaints of such unhealthy behaviour by motorists and the attendant hazards broken and abandoned vehicles could pose for other road users.
Agofure disclosed that Utopia Global Enterprise is the only recognized authority, approved by the government for the removal of broken-down, abandoned vehicles parked in any unauthorized area in the state, which according to him, was to ensure safety on the roads.
The transport commissioner added that any group or individual not commissioned by the ministry in this regard should steer clear of such activities.
‘’Motorists are to ensure that broken down vehicles are removed timely from roadsides, or every unsafe area; even unauthorized parking of vehicles in busy junctions, market places as well as abandoned vehicles should be attended to promptly,” he said.
The commissioner added that even trucks were not exempted, stressing that vehicles left unattended could be a death trap to other road users and further said that any vehicle towed by the Utopia Global Enterprise would be taken to a dump site for sanctions.
