The Lagos State government has resolved to be charging vehicle owners who park on some designated streets in the state.
According to Sunday PUNCH, the on-street parking regulation will commence in October in Lekki, Surulere and some other areas.
The state government has been writing religious bodies, including churches and mosques, organisations and event centres to notify them of the commencement of the on-street parking charges.
In a letter directed to the state branch of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, the government informed the body that vehicles parked by the church and members on designated streets will be charged hourly, while indiscriminately parked vehicles will be enforced accordingly.
The letter dated 19 July by the Head of Operations of Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), Ayokunle Akinrinmisi reads: “I am directed to inform your revered organisation that LASPA will be commencing its on-street parking scheme at designated streets within the Lagos State metropolis.
“In view of this, I am using this medium to inform your eminence, that vehicles parked on designated streets by the church and its members, will be charged hourly and indiscriminately parked vehicles will be enforced upon accordingly.
“Consequently, we advise that this piece of information be adhered to as a law-abiding organisation”.
LASPA’s General Manager, Adebisi Adelabu confirmed to Sunday PUNCH that a pilot programme of the on-street parking scheme would commence in October.
She said: “In 2022, we held meetings with Christian associations, Muslim associations, nightclubs, event centres and others. We told them that we were starting with set-back and progressing to on-street parking.
“Lagos is a city of over 25 million people and we have over three million vehicles, we must have proper parking management, so they have been sensitised”.
