The Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammed Bello, has vowed to close all illegal parks in the city.
The ministers, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) headquarters on Friday in Abuja.
He said “Criminality has increased just like vehicles have increased in FCT. Therefore, all illegal motor parks will be closed to ensure safety.
”Designated areas for tricycles will be highly restricted. Keke will only be allowed in estates. They will be banned in Asokoro and Life Camp.
“All these are in the laws but they are not being implemented and we would have to start implementing them.
”Advocacy will be carried out. With advocacy, additional pedestrian bridges would be created.”
The Corps Marshal FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, says colour-coding taxis would address the one-chance robbery incidence in FCT.
Boboye said this while presenting the proposal for “towards improving road traffic management in FCT.
He said that the use of unpainted vehicles for taxi and accompanying security risks was one of the identified challenges bedevilling Road Traffic Management.
Oyeyemi said “The FCT is one of the international gate-ways to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As the capital city and seat of power, Abuja is host to foreign missions, international personalities and business interest.
“The political, economic and administrative activities are of strategic importance to the nation which necessitates influx of people with relative increase in road traffic volume.
”The city is currently bedevilled with traffic congestion arising from non-compliance to road traffic regulations by some motor vehicle operators as well as other road users.
“FRSC would team up to make Abuja a model. FCT has the highest vehicle registration presently after taking over from Lagos.
“One of the countermeasures is to engage the Unions to paint their taxis to approved FCT colours and fix taxi overhead lamp on vehicles within one week.
“Also engagement of the taxi unions to move to approved designated motor parks within one week.”
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