The Ondo State Authorities has ordered house owners of abandoned heavy-duty vehicles, vehicles, equipment and huge watercraft obstructing roads and waterways throughout the state to take away them.
The federal government declared that failure to take action inside seven days of the announcement , the house owners risked forfeiture of such tools.
The Senior Particular Assistant to the Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa on Emergency Response and Security Enforcement, Mr Wellington Adebawo, introduced the directive whereas talking with newsmen in Akure the state capital on Wednesday.
Adebawo mentioned the directive turned needed following “rising security issues over the presence of abandoned heavy-duty vehicles and tools on roads, in addition to abandoned massive boats and different watercraft on the state’s waterways.”
Based on him, such abandoned objects represent potential hazards to motorists, commuters, pedestrians and waterway customers, notably the place they had been left unattended for prolonged interval of time.
He mentioned, “The federal government has already carried out a complete survey of abandoned heavy-duty vehicles, tools and different associated obstructions throughout the 18 native authorities areas of Ondo State, as half of efforts to determine and handle potential security hazards throughout the state.
”We need to attraction to firms, companies and people whose heavy-duty vehicles, vehicles, trailers, building tools and different massive equipment have been abandoned alongside roads or different public areas to take speedy steps to take away and relocate them to secure and acceptable areas inside the stipulated interval.
”Equally, house owners of abandoned massive boats, barges and different industrial watercraft on the state’s waterways are suggested to retrieve and relocate their vessels to designated and secure areas inside the seven-day interval,” he acknowledged.
The governor’ aide additionally acknowledged that the directive was primarily aimed toward stopping avoidable accidents and defending lives and property, quite than concentrating on professional companies or people.
He burdened that abandoned heavy vehicles and tools may “create harmful obstructions, scale back visibility and obtainable highway area, and expose highway customers to avoidable dangers.”
He additional warned that the place house owners fail to adjust to the directive inside the specified interval, the Ondo State Authorities will take needed enforcement motion to take away and impound the abandoned vehicles, tools and watercraft, with such objects liable to forfeiture in accordance with relevant authorities rules and legal guidelines.
”All abandoned vehicles, boats or tools on the roads or waterways needs to be eliminated or threat forfeiture. This order takes impact from Wednesday, September 30, 2026, and expires on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
”There shall be no extension or grace interval past the seven-day deadline, we urge all affected house owners and operators to make use of the stipulated interval to adjust to the directive and keep away from enforcement measures,” he warned.
Adebawo referred to as on related house owners and operators to deal with the directive with urgency and cooperate with the federal government to make sure safer roads and waterways throughout Ondo State.
He reaffirmed the dedication of the Aiyedatiwa administration to strengthening emergency response, security enforcement and preventive measures aimed toward defending lives and property throughout the state.
Abandoned heavy-duty vehicles and equipment on public roads can hinder site visitors and create security hazards for motorists and pedestrians, whereas derelict boats and different watercraft can pose dangers to customers of the state’s waterways.
The directive is a component of the state authorities’s efforts to take away such obstructions and forestall avoidable accidents.
