Plateau State governor, Simon Bako Lalong has commissioned the first Computerised Vehicle Inspection Center in Plateau State.
The governor said the project is aimed at improving the quality of motor vehicles, leading to preservation of human lives and enhancing safer roads for sustainable development.
He said: “With the increasing volume of traffic in the state due to restored peace and stability, there is the need to ensure that vehicles plying our roads are roadworthy and safe for the transportation of passengers, goods and services.”
“According to statistics by the FRSC and other organisations, the high level of accidents on Nigerian roads is largely associated with the conditions of the vehicles as much as it is with the conduct of the drivers.
“We are aware that many vehicles which should ordinarily not be seen on the roads are constantly engaged in carrying passengers and goods. Without checking this menace, we will continue to witness the wanton loss of lives and properties in accidents that are preventable”.
He implored all agencies of government and security services in the State to support this project by collaborating with the Vehicle Inspection Service to ensure the success of this commendable project.
He also directed all government MDAs and local governments to submit all official vehicles to the computerised inspection as a way of setting the pace for private and commercial vehicles to follow. Commissioner for Transport, Muhammad Muhammad Abubakar said with proper and sustainable enforcement, this project can generate a robust database which can be used for research, planning and development of the transport sector in the state and the country at large.
He called on all citizens of the state, particularly the transport stakeholders to save lives and properties by obliging full compliance in order to maintain safety standards in the state.
Chairman of the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service, Dashe Arlat, said the governor has directed that the project be fully integrated on the State Central Billing System (CBS) to ensure transparency and accountability because apart from the safety aspect, this laudable project is also a source of generating Internal Revenue for the state and will provide employment for the state’s teeming youths.