Illegal parking: How we restored orderliness to Isolo roads – Taskforce

By Damilola Kushimo

The Chairman of Taskforce constituted by the authority of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) against illegal parking on roads, Mr Demola Balogun, has explained that the agency has restored orderliness to roads.

Balogun, who spoke to ECHONEWS on a brief assessment of the task force’s activities in the last six months, noted that the road-user friendly approach chosen in tackling the menace of illegal parking helped in restoring orderliness on the roads and ensure free flow of traffics.

However, he said the issue remained unsettled at Ago Palace Way as trailer-carrying trucks still indulge in illegal packing by the roadsides to the detriment of other road users.

He said the task force sometimes work with its state counterpart to tow trucks from Ago Palace Way especially when trucks break down and hinder the free flow of traffic.

He, therefore, urged road users to comply with traffic rules while warning car dealers who park their vehicles by the roadsides for display, saying the taskforce team would intensify its efforts to sustain and increase more compliance with the rules against illegal parking.

Balogun also cautioned road users especially private car owners against the habit of stopping in the middle of the road to buy something from roadside stalls, a habit he described as inconsiderate.

Meanwhile, he explained that the fines paid by erring road users vary but all are duly remitted into the council’s coffers with proper documentation.