Transportation: Lagos Govt plans to mitigate gridlock

The Lagos State Government says it aims to trim gridlock and heighten proscription options for residents.

Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) said this during the Public Policy Engagement Session with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) successful Traffic Management and Transportation, successful Ikeja connected Thursday.

The engagement was astatine the lawsuit of the Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation (PAME) Department of the Cabinet Office.

Salu-Hundeyin was represented by Mr Kehinde Gbajumo, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Government Office of the Secretary to the State Government Cabinet Office.

She said that the engagement aimed to critically analyse and measure the impacts/outcomes of authorities policies to guarantee their objectives were achieved.

She stated that the gathering aims to refine authorities policies and programs utilizing data-driven insights and recommendations.

The SSG said that study from the engagement would beryllium compiled and forwarded to each MDAs, for further reappraisal and argumentation adjustments, toward improving connected proscription acquisition for residents.

She added that her bureau was gathering and analysing information connected astute transport systems, roadworthy incidents successful the state, gridlock locations and ways to mitigate specified shortcomings.

Salu-Hundeyin revealed that they were besides analysing information connected vehicles successful the authorities and the fig of passengers crossed antithetic transport routes similar land, water, rail.

She assured that her bureau would process the recommendations from the engagement and instrumentality indispensable argumentation reviews and adjustments.

Also speaking, Dr Oladele Oyatope, the Head, PAME Department, Cabinet Office, revealed that the portion was established successful 2022, with the mandate to make frameworks for analysing, monitoring, and evaluating policies and decisions of the government.

Oyatope that the league was an interior reappraisal involving assorted MDAs to measure advancement utilizing show indicators.

He said that the engagement aligned with the ”THEMESPlus Agenda”, a model utilized by Lagos authorities authorities to present services and foster development.

”The absorption of the gathering is connected Pillar One of the THEMESPlus Agenda, which deals with postulation absorption and transportation,” Oyatope said.

He defined nationalist argumentation arsenic a people of enactment taken by governments to code nationalist problems and execute desired outputs, relying connected laws, decisions, regulations, and backing priorities.

According to him, the relation of authorities is to supply basal and indispensable services, fostering all-round development, securing ideology and rights, providing healthcare services, and ensuring qualitative education.

He explained that nationalist argumentation seeks to fulfil authorities goals, heighten societal well-being, and facilitate the proviso of goods and services, alongside economical and societal development. 

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