By Olasunkanmi Akoni

The Lagos State government has reviewed the official number plate regime so as to ensure better identification of government vehicles, saying the era of abuse of the official number plates and its negative consequences on security were over.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Anofiu Elegush,i who announced this yesterday said, “It has been realized that some of the current official number plates in circulation were issued to vehicles different from the one which they are now found. Even persons who are not in government now have vehicles bearing official number plates. This is neither tenable nor acceptable.

“As such, Governor, Ambode has approved the cancellation and retrieval of all such official number plates and the re registration of all government owned vehicles.

“However, the number plates remain government property. Some others have brazenly removed them from vehicles kept with mechanics. All of these constitute a security challenge that must be addressed.”

He said a new regime of official number plates would come on stream by end of the first quarter.