Seriously? 99 percent of danfo drivers are hypertensive – Transport Commissioner
Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola has said over 99 percent of commercial bus drivers, popularly called Danfo Drivers, are hypertensive.
Mobereola revealed this, Thursday, during the first annual stakeholders’ forum organised by the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA).
The commissioner added that the health challenge was as a result of the issues associated with traffic congestion such as pollution of the environment.
Represented by Dr. Olufemi Salam, Director of Transportation, Planning, Policy and Coordination in the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Mobereola said the statistics came about two years ago after a survey carried out by the Ministry.
He, therefore, advocated the need for the residents to embrace water transportation.
Also speaking at the event , Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said water transportation is the key to solving the problem of traffic gridlocks in the state.
The governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya “there is the need for the establishment of appropriate standards and regulations in line with international best practices towards the much needed implementation of water transport in Lagos.”
“These standards and regulations will be executed by the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in terms of licensing, registration and enforcement of vessels plying the State’s waterways with a strict adherence to compliance,” the Governor said..
