TRACE Boss Congratulates Gov Abiodun, Warns Public Against Flouting Road Traffic Rules
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By OLALEKAN AYENI – The Corps Commander and Chief Executive Officer of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Cdr Abdulfatai Olaseni Ogunyemi, has congratulated Governor Dapo Abiodun, his Deputy, Engr Noimot Salako-Oyedele and other elected lawmakers in the just concluded elections.
Cdr Ogunyemi, while congratulating the political leaders, cautioned the party supporters against engaging in indisciplines likely to cause road traffic crashes in the name of agitations or jubilations within the state.
He equally warned the party supporters to desist from driving unregistered vehicle on the road to enhance safety and security within the state. He said both campaign and elections have come and gone, anyone caught driving any vehicle without registered number plates on the road is liable to be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with road traffic law.
“It is an offence driving vehicle without number plates on the road. number plates is one of the important means of vehicle identification and it applied to various categories of vehicles,” Cdr Ogunyemi said.
The road traffic management expert also cautioned road users against highway obstructions either by traders or motorists, adding that the agency has back on its feet to enforce the compliance of all road traffic rules and regulations.
Cdr Ogunyemi condemned the way some motorists and other aggressive public derived joy in assaulting, harassing and intimidating the agency’s personnel while performing their lawful duties. He, thereby warned against this illicit act, saying the agency would not hesitate to prosecute whoever caught with this bad attitude.
“Enforcing road traffic laws is the primary assignment of TRACE, but there are a lot of people that loved to stand and face the personnel and challenging their authority while performing their lawful duty on the road.
“It is advisable for public to take note of this that it is a crime to assault the government officials who are on lawful duties. It is not correct; we want to make it clear that it is not correct. TRACE have resulted to ensure anybody found guilty of assaulting its personnel face prosecution in the court of competence jurisdiction.
