The Vehicle Inspectorate Services (VIS) in Lagos State, has said it will resume mass enforcement and sensitisation of the use of facemasks and social distancing for drivers and commuters in the state from next week.
The Director of the VIS Lagos, Engr. Akin George Fashola, who disclosed this while speaking with journalists in his office, stated that Lagos State cannot avoid to be lockdown for a second time.
Engr. Fashola, while stressing the need for drivers and commuters to abide by all safety measures, stated that this is one of the ways the country and Lagos State especially can battle the deadly COVID-19 virus effectively.
Recall that the initiative stopped its operations following the End SARS protest.
“We can defeat this virus seeing that it is better and less costly to obey all the safety guidelines than to lockdown the country.
“We do not want Lagos State to be lockdown for a second time. Therefore, we will begin our second phase of mass enforcement and sensitisation of drivers especially commercial drivers and commuters to ensure the use of facemasks, observe social distance in the vehicles and other safety rules,” she said.