VIO Goes Digital As Sanwo-Olu Commissions Headquarters

The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) will now discharge its statutory duties with the use of technology as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday commissioned the new operational headquarters with full automation of its activities.

The construction and delivery of the ultramodern edifice is the activation of transportation blueprint initiated by the administration of Governor Sanwo-Olu to ensure efficient traffic management across the State.

While opening the building, the Governor noted that there had been a substantial improvement in the implementation of the State’s traffic laws with the introduction of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Lagos Computerised Vehicle Inspection Services (LACVIS).

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He added that the digital initiatives had complemented other electronic services introduced in the transportation sector to boost the State’s capacity in realizing the ‘Smart City’ aspiration and transforming the economy.

He said: “With the commissioning of this new operational headquarters for VIS officers, we are consolidating on the progress we have recorded so far in transforming the transportation sector. VIS plays a critical role in ensuring that vehicles that ply our routes do not constitute dangers to the commuters.

“Vehicles that break down are major contributors to traffic gridlocks in Lagos, which result in avoidable losses of productive life and time. We must minimize this destructive breakdown of unworthy vehicles through strict enforcement of relevant laws aided by the application of modern technology.”

Sanwo-Olu said the objective of the automated system introduced was to ensure that enforcement of transportation laws did not impact negatively on the flow of traffic.