–GLOVO to distribute 3,000 free to its riders
–Different operators urged to conform
According to the Lagos State authorities’s dedication to enhancing street security and decreasing the dangers of accidents involving dispatch riders, the Ministry of Transportation has introduced the obligatory use of reflective jackets and visibility tapes by all courier and supply service suppliers working inside the state throughout night and night-time hours.
The assertion, issued by the Senior Particular Assistant to the Governor on Transport Schooling and Innovation, Mr. Oluwatobi Idowu, on the directive of the Everlasting Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Olawale Musa, instructed all riders working between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to put on reflective jackets, whereas all supply bikes and bicycles have to be fitted with reflective tapes or markers to make sure clear visibility on the street.
The assertion additionally enjoined supply firms to sensitize their riders and guarantee strict compliance to keep away from sanctions from designated enforcement companies, together with the Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority (LASTMA) and the Car Inspection Service (VIS).
In compliance with this directive, Glovo Nigeria, one of many main supply service suppliers in Lagos, has expressed its full dedication to complying with the brand new security measures.
In a letter signed by the Common Supervisor, Mr. Lamide Akinola, the corporate counseled the Lagos State authorities for this initiative aimed toward safeguarding each riders and different street customers.
He additional disclosed that the corporate is already within the strategy of offering 3,000 reflective vests freed from cost to couriers on its platform inside the subsequent month, whereas encouraging different supply service suppliers inside the state to observe go well with.
The Ministry of Transportation has welcomed this gesture and appears ahead to sustained collaboration with courier and supply service suppliers as a part of ongoing efforts to construct a safer and extra accountable supply system throughout Lagos State.
