The State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Prof Raphael Afonja said this while on traffic study within Ibadan, the state capital on Wednesday alongside some law enforcement and traffic agencies where he hinted that the purpose of the tour was to meet with relevant stakeholders within the major highways whose daily activities directly or indirectly impacted on the traffic situation in the State in order to channel a good course on how to achieve a common goal.

“Ibadan metropolis has been faced with lots of bottle necks when it comes to traffic and we are here to do a traffic study, there is need for enforcement and sustainability of the enforcement.

“The people who are driving recklessly or engaging in double parking on our local roads will be apprehended and this will be followed with legal trial which might lead to seizure of their vehicles, we want free flow of traffic on our roads and we do not want people encroaching on the main road.

“But we need to take the sensitization to them first and as well provide the needed control mechanism, which is why we are planning on installing more traffic lights at these particular areas.”

According to him, areas that were prone to vehicular gridlock such as Felele and Challenge area would be installed with the traffic control equipment in order to further reduce the menace in such areas, adding that there would also be road markings in order to prevent encroachment from one lane to another as he described this as the major cause of many accidents on the major roads.

Afonja indicated that the sensitization which took place at different interchanges within Ibadan such as Bus-Stop Gate, Mokola, Dugbe, and Eleyele interchange would be followed by strict enforcement and sanctions.

He added that the enforcement was not meant to cause pain or hardship to anyone but to bring respite to road users and also improve the economy of the State.

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Afonja, who grew up in Kaduna started his success story with a brilliant academic career at Hope Primary School before attending Barewa College, Zaria, and Unity School Ejigbo, Osun State.

He later  attended the City University of New York, Long Island University, University of North Dakota, and Eastern New Mexico University where he obtained degrees in Computer Science (A.Sc.), Applied and Theoretical Physics (B.Sc.), Engineering Science (B.Sc., Mechanical), Environmental Science (M.Sc.), Information Science (Ph.D., coursework), Civil Engineering (Ph.D.), and he is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration.

Afonja is a Registered Civil Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering, Nigeria (COREN), a member of American Society of Civil Engineers, a member of Nigeria Society of Engineers, ha Registered Environmental Professional with the National Registry of Environmental Professionals, a Certified Environmental Professional with the Academy Board of Certified Environmental Professional, and a Certified Environmental and Safety Compliance Officer.

The passion to serve and see real changes in the lives of his people inspired the Ogbomoso born-Professor of Engineering to establish ICARE, a Nonprofit Organization in the US and Nigeria, whose mission focuses on Women Empowerment, Medical Outreach, Education, and Food Security. He is the Chairman of Gamut Engineering and Technology Services and aspired for Federal House of Representatives (Ogbomoso North/ Ogbomoso South/Orire Federal Constituency) in the last election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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